Second empire house

Victorian house, Second Empire (1855-1885). Roof shapes, dormers and window surrounds, cornices, and elaborations.

These 10 Midwestern cities offer some of the best architectural gems in the U.S., including work by Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, and Eero Saarinen.

We are pleased to link to Christine G.H. Franck’s website, where she has a great list of historic American house styles illustrated by her own sketches, as shown here. An excerpt from …

Victorian Architecture. This house was much smaller until 1878 and bought by John & Mary Gill Later head of the James Smart MFG Co He Renovated it adding Mansard Roof and extra Wings Transferring into a Second Empire Style. Gill's grandson former mayer John Gill Broome and his wife Valerie became owners in 1957 and the house remains in the family 4

Design for a Suburban Residence

This plan is 2274 Heated Square Feet, 3 Bedrooms and 3 Bathrooms. Carolina Inspirations, Book II, Page 48, C0387.

It was hard work becoming this adorable.

“Mount Kisco, New York. 📷 castle_and_keep”

Musings and postings of an Anglo-Francophile with an appetite for beauty in all forms. Many of these images come from other tumblers, saved over the past eight years. If something is posted that belongs to you and you would like it removed please let me know. Otherwise enjoy!

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