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2. South Fountain Avenue Historic District - Wikipedia

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   The South Fountain Historic District Tour of Homes shows 10 period residences and gardens, including Second Empire, Queen Anne, Italianate, and Arts and Crafts houses. The purpose of the Tour of Homes is to display Springfield's historic residences, attract would-be buyers who are interested in revitalizing the South Fountain Historic District ...

3. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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   Fred B. Sharon House: 1891 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 ...

4. Beautiful Victorian Homes for Sale Across America - AOL

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   Picture an elegant old home in your mind, and chances are good that you're imagining something resembling a Victorian. Here are 20 of the most beautiful ones up for sale.

5. Tom Thumb House (Middleborough, Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   The 2 1 ⁄ 2 story wood-frame house was built in the 1870s as a summer home for the dwarf entertainer Charles Stratton, best known by his stage name, General Tom Thumb. It has Second Empire architecture , including a mansard roof , paired brackets in the cornice, and paired columns supporting the porch.

6. Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada

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   Viewed as out-of-date and emblematic of the excesses of the 19th century, Second Empire architecture was derided in the 20th century, particularly starting in the 1930s.The destruction of such notable buildings as Toronto's forty-five-year old Customs House (1876–1919) exemplify the desire to transition away from French architectural styles.

7. Robert Treat Paine Estate - Wikipedia

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   In 1866, Boston lawyer Robert Treat Paine Jr. and his wife Lydia (Lyman) commissioned architect Gridley James Fox Bryant to build a mansarded Second Empire summer house in Waltham. The house and its site were paid for by George Lyman, Lydia's father and owner of an adjacent summer residence, the Lyman Estate. [2]