Second Empire

Second Empire 1860-1890
The Second Empire style house is an imposing two or three-story symmetrical square block with a projecting central pavilion often extending above the rest of the house.

Second Empire Residences
Second Empire houses in Ontario are usually brick, though stone and the occasional wooden house can be found. They are usually found in the best part of town, usually with sumptuous gardens surrounding them.

The name, Second Empire, referred to a style that developed during the "Second French Republic" (or "Empire" - the era following France's 1848 Revolution) and principally during the time of Emperor Napoleon III.

Second Empire Architecture: History and Photos
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Second Empire
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The Second Empire style is an example of a roof style which identifies a house type! Mansard roofs increase the head room in the attic space; hence providing an additional story.

FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE (c.1865-c.1885)
The French Second Empire style is named after the Mansard-roofed buildings of France constructed during Napoleon III's Second Empire in the third quarter of the 19th century.

SECOND EMPIRE c. 1860s to 1880s
mansard roof which permits full use of top floor space and eliminates sloping ceilings of gable roof
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SECOND EMPIRE (SOUTHCOTT): a style of architecture where the structure has a mansard (French) roof, usually there are bonneted dormers in the curved section of the roof. It may be extravagantly ornate. (IMAGE) ...

Second Empire - the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870
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empire - a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization ...

SECOND EMPIRE
Mansard Roof
Slight eave overhang with brackets
Arched top dormers
Square towers
Roof-top cupolas
Pilasters to sides of doors (may have pediment)
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Queen Anne Style buildings in America came into vogue in the 1880s, replacing the French-derived Second Empire as the "style of the moment.

A roof with two slopes, the lower slope almost vertical to allow extra roof space for the attic rooms. A defining feature of Second Empire-style homes.
Mantel
The frame surrounding a fireplace, often with a shelf above the opening.

CRESTING Roof cresting is a lacy decorative fencing made of wrought iron, rimming the edge or peak of a roof, often seen in Second Empire (Mansard) style buildings.

There were a number of architectural styles during this era: Neoclassicism (1840-70), Gothic Revival (1840-1900 and later), Italianate (1870-1900), Second Empire (1855-1885), Romanesque Revival (1870-1900), Eastlake (1870-1890), ...

This type of roof was also used in the rebuilding of Paris in the 1850's and the style is often associtated with the Second Empire because of this.

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