Newport Shingle Style

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Description

Shingle Style flourished within the Gilded Age environs of Newport, Rhode Island, right through the 1880s. The setting for the film “High Society,” and the positioning of John F. Kennedy’s wedding, it continues to enchant residents and visitors alike with an unparalleled concentration of carefully preserved architecture. With asymmetrical wood frames and shingled stories set dramatically on stone foundations, these romantic homes were intended to blend in with the encompassing landscape, creating a unified look, even as on the same time incorporating fantastical elements such as gables, brick and stone chimneys, bands of small-paned windows, turrets, columns, and pediments. Recently, American vernacular architecture has witnessed a renaissance, as impressive new Shingle Style homes are built alongside those who have presided along the rugged Rhode Island coastline for more than a century. This number of 15 homes, showcased with full-color photos and evocative text, represents the most efficient of Newport Shingle Style — from time to time.


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