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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.
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.
The Palais Garnier, a Second Empire architectural mix of Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque styles. Second Empire architecture is an architectural style rooted in the 16th-century Renaissance, which grew to its greatest popularity in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century and early years of the twentieth century.
The Harvey M. Vaile Mansion was designed by Kansas City architect Asa Beebe Cross (1826–1894) [9] in the Second Empire style; its design was reportedly inspired by a large house visited by Vaile and his wife in Normandy.
John Augustus Reitz, who amassed a fortune in the lumber business, built the house in 1871 in the French Second Empire style.Built to express his success, the mansion was decorated with elegant furnishings and detailed architectural features.
The Phillips Mansion is a Second Empire style historic house in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. It was built in 1875 by Louis Phillips, who by the 1890s had become the wealthiest man in Los Angeles County. Situated along the Butterfield Stage route, the Phillips Mansion became a center of community activity in the Pomona and Spadra area.
Second Empire architecture — a style of French Renaissance Revival architecture, first introduced during the Second French Empire (1852-1870). Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The house is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, brick Second Empire-style mansion with a Mansard roof. [20] The symmetrical façade is divided into five sections, with projecting central and corner pavilions, and an octagonal tower that extends a half-story above the cornice line of the main block of the house. [21]