LANCASTER IN STYLE, PART 8: SECOND EMPIRE, 1850-1868 Skip to main content Subscribe Today! Register Log In ...

This is the second opportunity for me to feature a project by Jones & Jones Properties. For the last four years, this ...

Even if you’ve never heard the phrase “Second Empire architecture,” you’ve ... The most prominent feature of the Second Empire style is a mansard roof, named after 17th-century French ...

making them popular choices for many architectural styles, from Bungalows to Colonials to Greek Revivals. On the other hand, hip roofs, gambrel roofs, mansard roofs, and other common roof styles ...

This traditional barn-style roof maximizes usable space under the roof. Mansard roofs are similar ... making them viable ...