#secondempirearchitecture

The 1869 City Hall Post Office and Court House was despised by New Yorkers for its flagrant, overbuilt aesthetic and nicknamed "Mullett's Monstrosity" after it's architect Alfred B. Mullett. As @boweryboysnyc write in their impressive new book Adventures of Old New York, "the post office looked even sadder with the arrival of the Woolworth Building across the street in 1913." When City Hall Park was expanded to the south in 1939, the post office was "finally stamped 'return to sender' and torn down." (Bowery Boys) We actually love the #SecondEmpire design of the post office, what do you think? Should it have been torn down? #SecondEmpireArchitecture (at City Hall (IRT Lexington Avenue Line))

2020.08.27: One of My Favouirtes: 50 River Rd., Cos Cob, another Second Empire home built 1874 - once the Cos Cob Inn #oldhomes #architecture #secondempirearchitecture #coscobct #morningwalk #walkingaroundtown #walkingwithacamera (at Cos Cob) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_re8-lDYY/?igshid=tjexkxlobe79

I see a mansard roof through the trees I see a salty message written in the eaves The ground beneath my feet The hot garbage and concrete And now the tops of buildings, I can see them too - @vampireweekend • • • • #georgetown #mansardroof #secondempirearchitecture #secondempire #georgetownarchitecture #historic #historichomes #historicdistrict #archi_ologie #historicpreservation #preservation #savingplaces (at Georgetown, DC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMMglQHRuC/?igshid=724ni0ksmtt2

I have been obsessed with #secondempirearchitecture for a solid decade now, since the first #architecturalhistory class I took. The major feature of the #secondempire style is the #mansardroof, shown here. // #arch #quoines #baywindow #cupola #ornament #dentils #corniceline #historicpreservation #historicwindows #marblehead #thehotelmarblehead #hotelmarblehead #marbleheadMA #shingledroof #shingles #ontheroadwithlucindervention (at The Hotel Marblehead) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrC6SNdgKYP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uhxgfu8k7gmf

The “Homer-Lovell House” is an 1873 Second Empire Victorian. This Forest Street gem is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 11 Forest Street, in Cambridge, Massachusetts near Porter Square, the wood frame home was built in two sections. The original structure in 1867 and a 1920s expansion to convert the home into a two family house. Tell us your story and share your homes' photos at BrickStory.com. #BrickStory, #storystylesoul, #architecture #historicpreservation #househistory,  #americanhistory, #oldhouselove #mansion, #househistory, #architecture, #vintage, #preservation, #historichome, #oldhome, #history #dreamhome, #photography #americanhome, #americandream, #americanhistory, #americanpride, #thisoldhouse #victorianarchitecture #victorian #secondempire #secondempirearchitecture #mansard #victorianhouse #residentialarchitecture #residential #architecture #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #instahome #house #houses #home #homes #realestate #cambridgema Via @cambridgehouses and revolvy.com (at Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Couldn't wait to post this pink house on #mansardmonday 💕💖💗💟💞💘💝❣👜👒 Hope someone is saving her.... @Regrann from @larissann21 - Second favorite house of our trip 😻😱 #mansardmonday - #regrann #secondempirestyle #victorianarchitecture #oldhouselove #oldhousecharm #mansardroof #pinkhouse #secondempirearchitecture #upstateny (at New Berlin, New York)

Seth exploring the neighbourhood, from the #georgetowncafe to the ruins of the #BelvedereOrphanage #toddlerseth was there #secondempirearchitecture #architecture #allthatremains