Victorian architecture spanned the 64-year reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901. During her sovereignty, seven styles of architecture were prevalent; Second Empire, Italianate, Stick Eastlake, ...

Home at 2 Collins Avenue Friday August 7, 2015 in Troy, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) Second Empire architecture is a lesson in perspective, a reminder that what we now look upon as ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mansard roofs add elegance to Staten Island homes while serving a practical purpose. The roofs feature two slopes on every side with the lower slope noticeably steeper than the ...

The image of impoverished writers, starving for their art and living in garrets, predated the era of Paris as a city of garrets tucked under mansard roofs. Garrets were attic living spaces — hot in ...

It is an architectural style that’s been around for centuries: the mansard roof. The design, recognizable by its sloping facades on all four sides and shallow roof line, can be traced to Pierre Lescot ...

Even if you’ve never heard the phrase “Second Empire architecture,” you’ve seen it – on the iconic “Psycho” house, the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World and every creepy ceramic Halloween house ...

So what is a Mansard roof? As you can see in the Hopper painting, and according to the Wiki it is "characterized by two slopes on each of its four sides with the lower slope being much steeper, almost ...