Directory of Iconic Resources

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Buildings in the shape of divinities, persons, animals, characters or other recognized symbols. The shape of the building has a meaning derived outside the world of architecture. To qualify as a building, the interior should be designed for some practical use.

Subcategories

• U.S. Roadside Architecture

Resources in This Category

• A Scottish Pineapple

  http://gillonj.tripod.com/ascottishpineapple/
  J.K. Gillon's illustrated description and discussion of the inspiration for the Dunmore Pineapple garden folly, built in 1761.

• Giant Shoe

  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2202
  Roadside America takes a look at houses shaped like giant shoes in Pennsylvania and California: history, description and images.

• Lucy the Elephant

  http://www.jerseyboardwalk.com/lucy.htm
  Photograph and brief history of this timber-built elephant in New Jersey from the Boardwalk catalog.

• The Big Duck

  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2173
  An illustrated history from Roadside America of the roadside farmstand in Long Island, United States, shaped like a duck to advertise that ducks and duck-eggs were sold there.

• Wigwam Motel

  http://www.wigwammotel.com/
  Boasts unique 'americana' architecture in the form of concrete teepees. Includes pictures, history, and typical motel information. Rialto, California.

 

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