Picturesque Building Styles, 1865-1885
Second Empire, 1870-1900
The Second Empire style in Utah is chiefly identified by the presence of a “curvilinear” or mansard roof. While popular in Salt Lake City in its complete form during the 1870s, the manifestations of this style are largely confined to decorative trim added to typical 19th-century house forms. Probably the most common of these forms is the cross-wing house with mansard roof.
Characteristics:
--square or rectangular massing
--mansard roof (straight or concave)
--roof dormers
--roof cresting
--wide eaves, occasionally bracketed in a manner similar to the Italianate style
--segmented or arched windows
--Classical ornamentation
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