This example of Second Empire style is on East Chestnut Street in Lancaster, and was built around 1880. It has a straight mansard roof with patterned slate, and round-top dormers.

The hallmark of the Second Empire style was the mansard roof, named after its inventor François Mansart, which allowed a full story of usable space in what was normally a wasted attic. Other ...

“Although a Second Empire mansard roof is the salient feature of this house, there are numerous Italianate details incorporated.” — David L. Ryan/Globe Staff ...

The house, which was constructed in the Second Empire architectural style, has undergone a few alterations over the years. In 1876, a mansard roof was added, and the front store addition was added ...

Rustic antiques, including an early-19th-century French-Canadian “banc lit” bench that converts to a bed platform, dominate the interior. Outside, the Dieterichs added a deck that links the mansard to ...

The mansard roof is a steep double-pitches roof usually punctured with dormer windows. A notable Second Empire style home can be found on Chestnut Street in Clinton.

At 123 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights sits the former residence of Charles Condon. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Second Empire architecture, the four-story building (which ...

Located at 608 11th St. S. in La Crosse, Sienna Hall was built in 1877. It is the best example of French Second Empire architecture in La Crosse, featuring a ...

LANCASTER IN STYLE, PART 8: SECOND EMPIRE, 1850-1868 Victorian architecture spanned the 64-year reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901.

The mansard roof, seen dotted with dormers here at 150 Eighth St. in New Bedford, is a ubiquitous element of the Second Empire architectural style. The Benjamin S. and William J. Rotch Building ...