Shotgun House

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
house type
gptkbp:characteristic narrow rectangular structure
no hallways
rooms arranged one behind another
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:culturalSignificance African American history
Southern culture
folk architecture
gptkbp:etymology possibly from 'a shotgun could be fired through the house without hitting a wall'
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:American_vernacular_architecture
New Orleans architecture
gptkbp:hasDecline mid-20th century
gptkbp:hasDoorAlignment front and back doors aligned
gptkbp:hasFeature gable roof
front porch
side windows
gptkbp:hasPreservationEfforts restoration projects
historic districts
gptkbp:hasRoomArrangement linear
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:camelback_shotgun
double shotgun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shotgun House
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Caribbean_architecture
gptkb:West_African_architecture
Creole culture
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
wood
stucco
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Faubourg_Marigny,_New_Orleans
gptkb:Treme,_New_Orleans
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky
gptkbp:numberOfFloors one
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:popularFor early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:revival late 20th century
gptkbp:sometimesHas second story (camelback variant)
gptkbp:usedFor urban housing
working-class housing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dallas_Heritage_Village
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5