Second Empire Architecture in Ontario by Shannon Kyles
The term Second Empire refers to the period in France from 1852-1870 when Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon I, reestablished imperial rule by a coup d’etat, thereby ending the Second Republic of 1848-1852. In an ambitious building campaign, Napoleon III appointed Baron Haussmann to oversee a vast program of work including modernization, improvements to living…
Built in Ravenna, Ohio, probably in the late 1800s. Appears to have had a porch along the rest of the front.
[There are 8 photos in this set on Second Empire Homes in Erie, Pennsylvania] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. West 6th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania has numerous old buildings in a variety of architectural styles. Many have been converted into apartments for students at Gannon University; there is no campus housing for students beyond the freshmen year, I believe. Many structures are beautifully maintained; others have not fared as well. This Second Empire house seems to be in excellent shape, housing a law office as well as apartments. I have no date for this building. It is a 3-story brick house with a characteristic Second Empire mansard roof of straight lines. The fish-scale pattern is present, although I don’t know if this is wood or slate shingling. Dormer windows abound, much more decorated than windows on lower levels. Windows throughout are narrow, one over one, with overhangs on 1st and 2nd story windows. The brick been painted blue and decorative trim throughout is a shade of deep red. The entrance porch is small, covered with its own concave mansard roof with fish-scale patterned wood or slate. It is supported by four narrow square columns, two nearly synonymous with the building façade. The door is flanked as well by square columns. A continuous transom is above the door. Both the transom and the oval window in the door contain stylistic tracery. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
This 1876 Second Empire brick house is on the Historic Registry where I live nearby. Enjoy. ...
[This set on the Second Empire house in Oxford contains 5 photos] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. In the South, the Second Empire style never caught on as it did in many other regions of the country. This example in Oxford, North Carolina dates from 1889, as a plaque on the porch indicates; this was towards the end of the Second Empire as a dominant architectural style. This is the Hundley-White House at 208 College Street. The home stands out for two reasons: it is Second Empire in a small Southern town; and it is pink. The brick house is essentially rectangular with two stories, the second being the slightly concave mansard roof. There appears to be a basement as well. The shingling is an alternation of pentagonal and brick-patterned material (I don’t know if slate is used on this house). No iron crestings are present. The tower, also with concave slope, is centrally placed in the façade, rising from the entrance to its height. Dormers jut from the mansard roof and from the tower; the windows are of a full arch with steeply pitched hoods. The windows on the first level are much taller than those on the roof area. The cornice is not bracketed but consists of a vertical pattern of gray. The four chimneys, all with metal caps, are placed at either side of the dwelling. The porch is supported by 9 posts with a railing of nearly rectangular woodwork in between. A frieze hangs from the roof of the porch. Steps leading to the wood double doors also have railings. A metal fence with brick piles surrounds the house, and between the front two piles is an iron gate with a small wheel or roller for easy opening. On a few of the piles are brass lamps, wired for electricity. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Amazing Circa 1880 Second Empire style two story, 1, 474 sq. ft. home built in 1880 with many updates. Kitchen includes refrigerator, gas oven/range, disposal, dishwasher. Dining room has a beautiful exposed brick wall. Main level laundry room. Two car detached garage. Newer windows, gas furnace, and rubber roof. This property would make a great investment property. Selling in As Is condition. - Per Realtor
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Second Empire: 1855-1885 Rococo Revival: 1845 - 1870 Following the defeat of Napoleon I in 1812, France remains unsettled. A series of governments, beginning with Louis XVI's brother, neither solves problems nor resolves conflicts. An international architectural style, Second Empire is inspired by the New Louvre and the Tuileries palaces. Although some elements have precedents…
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In the 1860s and 70s, there was an architectural style that took the world by storm. It was called "Second Empire", named after the French Second Empire of Napoleon III's reign as Emperor of France (1852-70). Read
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