It was designed and built in 1886–1887 by architect Charles McKim of the New York City firm, McKim, Mead & White. With its distinctive single 140-foot-long (43 m) gable it embodied many of the tenets of Shingle Style architecture—horizontality, simplified massing and geometry, minimal ornamentation, the blending of interior and exterior spaces.
The architectural historian Vincent Scully saw it as "at once a climax and a kind of conclusion" for McKim, since its "prototypal form ... was almost immediately to be abandoned for the more conventionally conceived columns and pediments of McKim, Mead, and White's later buildings."[1]
Just before it was demolished in 1962, the house was documented with measured drawings and photographs by the Historic American Buildings Survey.[2]
Wrote architectural historian Leland Roth, "Although little known in its own time, the Low House has come to represent the high mark of the Shingle Style."[3]
Referencesedit
^Scully, Vincent (1971) [1955]. The Shingle Style and the Stick Style. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 153. ISBN9780300015195.
^"Low, William G., House (supplemental materials)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. May 1975.
^Roth, Leland M. (2001). American Architecture: A History. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press. p. 246. ISBN9780813336626.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-346, "William G. Low House, 3 Low Lane, Bristol, Bristol County, RI", 8 photos, supplemental material
Low House floor plans from Great Buildings Online
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william, house, seaside, cottage, lane, bristol, rhode, island, 1962, photo, from, historical, american, buildings, surveygeneral, informationstatusdemolishedtypeseaside, cottagearchitectural, styleshingle, styleaddress3, lanetown, citybristol, rhode, islandco. The William G Low House was a seaside cottage at 3 Low Lane in Bristol Rhode Island William G Low House1962 photo from the Historical American Buildings SurveyGeneral informationStatusDemolishedTypeSeaside cottageArchitectural styleShingle styleAddress3 Low LaneTown or cityBristol Rhode IslandConstruction started1886Completed1887Demolished1962ClientWilliam G LowDesign and constructionArchitect s Charles McKimArchitecture firmMcKim Mead amp WhiteKnown forAn extreme example of the Shingle styleIt was designed and built in 1886 1887 by architect Charles McKim of the New York City firm McKim Mead amp White With its distinctive single 140 foot long 43 m gable it embodied many of the tenets of Shingle Style architecture horizontality simplified massing and geometry minimal ornamentation the blending of interior and exterior spaces The architectural historian Vincent Scully saw it as at once a climax and a kind of conclusion for McKim since its prototypal form was almost immediately to be abandoned for the more conventionally conceived columns and pediments of McKim Mead and White s later buildings 1 Just before it was demolished in 1962 the house was documented with measured drawings and photographs by the Historic American Buildings Survey 2 Wrote architectural historian Leland Roth Although little known in its own time the Low House has come to represent the high mark of the Shingle Style 3 References edit Scully Vincent 1971 1955 The Shingle Style and the Stick Style New Haven Yale University Press p 153 ISBN 9780300015195 Low William G House supplemental materials PDF Historic American Buildings Survey Washington D C Library of Congress May 1975 Roth Leland M 2001 American Architecture A History Boulder Colo Westview Press p 246 ISBN 9780813336626 41 38 53 N 71 15 48 W 41 64806 N 71 26333 W 41 64806 71 26333External links editHistoric American Buildings Survey HABS No RI 346 William G Low House 3 Low Lane Bristol Bristol County RI 8 photos supplemental material Low House floor plans from Great Buildings Online nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William G Low House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William G Low House amp oldid 1096635337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
