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The Second Empire style frequently includes a rectangular (sometimes octagonal) tower as well. This tower element may be of equal height to the highest floor, or may exceed the height of the rest of the structure by a story or two. A third feature is massing. Second Empire buildings, because of their height, tend to convey a sense of largeness.
Second Empire: Davenport: Today a private residence J. Monroe Parker–Ficke House: 1881 Second Empire: T. W. McClelland: Davenport: Since 1978 the building has served as a fraternity house for Delta Sigma Chi from the Palmer College of Chiropractic. J.C Hubinger Mansion 1887 Queen Anne: C.H Stilson Keokuk: Was demolished in 1918 John Peirce ...
The Grenville M. Dodge House is a historic house museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.This Second Empire mansion, built in 1869, was the home of Grenville M. Dodge (1831-1916), a Union Army general, politician, and a major figure in the development of the railroads across the American West.
John Ringling—one of the five brothers who headed the Ringling Bros. Circus empire—and his wife, Mable had Ca d’Zan built in the 1920s as their winter home. The extravagant waterfront ...
Second Empire style, also known as the Napoleon III style, is a highly eclectic style of architecture and decorative arts originating in the Second French Empire. It was characterized by elements of many different historical styles, and also made innovative use of modern materials, such as iron frameworks and glass skylights.
Built in 1881 for businessman Harvey M. Vaile, it is a locally significant example of Second Empire architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated locally in 2002; it is open to the public as a museum.
The Chapman home of Berlin Township, built in 1876, is an excellent example of the Second Empire architectural style. This “Modern Home No. 52” from the 1908 Sears Home catalog cost $1,995.
The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house in Norwalk, Connecticut. Now a museum, it was built in 1864-68 for railroad and banking magnate LeGrand Lockwood. The 62-room 44,000 square feet (4,100 m 2) [3] mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was declared a National Historic Landmark in ...