Victorian Building Styles, 1880-1910
Shingle Style, 1885-1900
Like the Stick style, the Shingle style was named by Vincent J. Scully and is purely American in its development. Popular on the East Coast, it was supposedly influenced by the colonial architecture of New England. In fact, the style may have developed in reaction to the extreme decorative qualities of the Queen Anne.
Shingle-style residences are large, two-or three-story dwellings, the exteriors of which are almost completely covered with wooden shingles. Thus, they are a reaction to the exposed structural members of the Stick style. Utah examples often have wood construction above a stone or brick masonry base or first floor.
Characteristics:
--large asymmetrical massing
--gable roof with long slopes
--shallow eaves
--tower with conical or bellcast roof
--tower roof topped with hip knob and/or finial
--shingle siding, often in undulating patterns
--multi-light sashes
--various shingle patterns
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