One of our most beloved projects has gotten quite a bit of attention lately. Our Rye Beach Shingle home has taken on a starring role in the new Netflix series The Watcher!
While the show is inspired by true events that took place in a home in Westfield, NJ, our shingle project is located in Rye, NY. The design combines classical influence and complexity of form with naturalistic informality and eclectic detailing. The exterior of this idyllic home features four gables that intersect a central hipped-roof, matching front and rear shed dormers at the attic level that culminate in a widow’s walk with Chippendale balustrade, and a handsome pair of brick chimneys.
Our design’s exterior plays the part of the infamous residence in The Watcher, and the show utilizes a set for its interior scenes.
As reported in Dirt, “Where the [real] property is rather traditional in style with clapboard siding and a mansard roofline, its television counterpart, which towers four stories, is fronted with Cedar shake, handsomely valenced windows and a stone staircase that spills out onto a generous grassy expanse below.”
House Beautiful also points out some of the differences between the home that the story is based on and our shingle design, stating, “Like 657 Boulevard, it’s a shingle-style house, but the New York home is much grander than its real-life counterpart. It features six bedrooms and seven bathrooms that span 10,166 square feet, according to Zillow, whereas the New Jersey home has six bedrooms, four bathrooms, and spans 3,869 square feet.”
In its debut weekend, The Watcher rose to be the No. 1 Netflix show in 20 countries. Visit our Rye Beach Shingle project page to see more of the home.