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  2. Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada

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    The house in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was also in the Second Empire style, as was the decaying house in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. There were positive representations as well, however: the nostalgic film Meet Me in St. Louis features a large Second Empire mansion beloved by the family.

  3. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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    Governor's Mansion-Gallatin house: 1877 Second Empire: Nathaniel D. Goodell: Sacramento: Is the official residence of the governor of California since 1903 Leland Stanford Mansion: 1857: Second Empire: Seth Babson: Sacramento: Owned by the government of California [1] more images: Ralston Hall: 1864: Victorian-Italianate Villa: Henry Cleaveland ...

  4. Fulton Mansion Historical Site - Wikipedia

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    The Fulton Mansion State Historic Site is located in Fulton on the Texas Gulf Coast, in the county of Aransas, in the U.S. state of Texas.It is one of the earliest Second Empire style buildings constructed in Texas and is one of the most important of the style in the Southwest United States still in existence.

  5. These real-life mansions were used as filming locations for ...

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    In true gilded age fashion, the show was filmed exclusively in Rhode Island and New York, at recognizable jewels like the Breakers, Marble House, Lyndhurst Mansion, and many other grand properties.

  6. Second Empire style - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Hegeler Carus Mansion - Wikipedia

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    The Hegeler Carus Mansion, located at 1307 Seventh Street in La Salle, Illinois is one of the Midwest's great Second Empire structures. Completed in 1876 for Edward C. Hegeler, a partner in the nearby Matthiessen Hegeler Zinc Company, the mansion was designed in 1874 by noted Chicago architect William W. Boyington.

  8. 'The Gilded Age' Features These Real-Life Mansions in New ...

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    Prepare for another visual feast of historic houses—and especially opulent mansions—because The Gilded Age is back for its second season on Sunday, October 29. The show, which was created and ...

  9. Weigley Mansion - Wikipedia

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    Heidelberg Hall, also known as The Weigley Mansion, is located at 1373 Heidelberg Avenue, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is a reddish-brown sandstone grand mansion designed in the Second Empire architectural style. It was built from 1876 to 1882, for William M. Weigley, one of Lebanon County’s wealthiest and most influential men ...