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Shingle Style homes began in New England in the late 1800s. They were the vacation "cottages" for the wealthy who summered in resorts along the Atlantic coastline. The style lasted only a short time during the late 1800s, but its impact on the future course of architectural history was significant. In the mid-20th century, interest in these comfortable homes was renewed and continues today as many people are recognizing their casual elegance. Their rough wooden shingles, irregular roof lines, and wide, shady porches encourage lazy afternoons in rocking chairs. Within the house, one room flows freely into another. Over 50 homes in the continental United States are presented in over 500 color photographs, including multi-million-dollar residences, smaller mansions, cottages, and renovated shingle houses. Their sites are as varied as their designs. Some are on the coastline, surveying the crashing waves; others peer through trees on city streets; still others occupy an island or rest in the middle of a vineyard. The Shingle Style homes of today are compared to some of the famous "shingles" from the past, including Naumkeag, the Folly , and Stonehurst all in Massachusetts. One chapter looks at Shingle Style renovations. The foreword, by John C. McConnell AIA, an architect and professor of American architectural history at Boston College, looks role the style played in American architecture—from the early 1870s to the late 1880s—and its influence on future architecture. A chapter by architect Turner Brooks, an Associate Professor at Yale University School of Architecture, investigates at Shingle Style descendants.
Anonymous
Posted February 6, 2007
If you are interested in the various forms that Shingle Style homes can come in, this book is for you. The photograpy is beautiful and content very comprehensive.
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Posted January 13, 2007
My wife and I really want to build a shingle-style house. This book gave me all sorts of ideas: from fantastic chimneys to interesting windows to great comfortable porches. It was interesting to study the old famous shingles in comparison to the new modern day ones. rooney included about 50 new shingles- large and small and renovations. I thoroughly recommend this book.
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Posted December 27, 2006
I have always loved Shingle Style houses and would like to build one for my family. I found Rooney's Shingle Style Homes Past and Present to be a virtual Bible of shingle style homes from enormous seaside cottages to smaller ones that fit on a suburban plot. I found I got many ideas from reviewing the 50 some houses by architects throughout the country and reading the text. In fact, I learned a lot. The book is a springboard to my own shingle style home one of these days.
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Overview
Shingle Style homes began in New England in the late 1800s. They were the vacation "cottages" for the wealthy who summered in resorts along the Atlantic coastline. The style lasted only a short time during the late 1800s, but its impact on the future course of architectural history was significant. In the mid-20th century, interest in these comfortable homes was renewed and continues today as many people are recognizing their casual elegance. Their rough wooden shingles, irregular roof lines, and wide, shady ...