Shingle+Style+Victorian

= Shingle Style Victorian = 1880 to 1900

The Shingle Style was the last of the Victorian Styles and its distinguishing feature was as one might guess is shingles. The house is nearly 100 percent covered by shingles, sometimes even including the porch pillars. Extremely wealthy vacation owners desired this "cottage" for the vast space, and the rustic rather than formal look. The amount of wood alone made the "cottage" hard to keep up but the location didn't help either so there are few of these Victorians left. Eventually the style was modified to a more realistic cottage for the middle class and many more of these are standing. This style is said to be a completely American style with no European influence.
 * Little to No External Decoration
 * Roomy Porches
 * Complex Roof-line
 * Often built near the Sea

Victorian Architecture Works Cited

Created by Shannon Boothe Date: February 23, 2010