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  • Home Style of the Month: Second Empire

    The Second Empire style was most popular in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest. In its time, the style was considered modern and fashionable, simultaneously favored in France and the United States by affluent homeowners.

     

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    OldHousonline – French Connection

    The style originated in France, where some French architects used the phrase “horror vacui” – the fear of unadorned surfaces – to describe the Second Empire style and its emphasis on heavy ornamentation. Second Empire homes became prominent in France during that country’s “second empire,” the reign of Napoleon (1852-1870).

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    Iron cresting on mansard roof

    A tall mansard roof with wrought iron cresting is the most prominent distinguishing feature of this style. The roof was considered both visually appealing and practical since it created a fully functional attic space.

    Appropriate for a style focus in October, Second Empire homes are often featured in Halloween imagery as the quintessential haunted house.

    • Elements of Second Empire Style
    • Mansard roof with decorative slate pattern
    • Cast iron decorative cresting at roof
    • Patterned tiles on roof
    • Segmented arched windows
    • Prominent arched doorway
    • One story porch
    • Tower

     

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    Credit: decorpad.com – Arched Doorways

    At Country Club Homes, we stay in touch with the latest custom home design trends to share exciting new ideas with our clients. Contact us today at 203-762-0550 or visit us at countryclubhomesinc.com to learn more about our work.

  • 3 Popular New England Architectural Styles

    The quintessential charm of a classic New England home never loses its appeal.  Traditional New England home styles still appeal to today’s homeowners. We are still trying to capture the warmth and elegance of this popular architectural style. Today we want to introduce you to three of these popular New England architectural styles. Colonial Period- Dating…

  • Happy Thanksgiving from Country Club Homes

    The annual Thanksgiving holiday presents an opportunity for Country Club Homes to extend warm holiday greetings to you; and to wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving Day. This is one day in the year when Americans from across the country gather together to enjoy the many things that are most important in…

  • Design Qualities of an Authentic Cape Cod Home

    Are you a connoisseur of New England architectural styles? If you are, you will know the most popular styles are a blend of the colonial styles replicated from British residential architecture of the period, modified to adapt to the more harsh New England winters. The half-timbered cottage from 17th century England evolved into the one…

  • Warm and Wintry Country Club Homes Fireplace Photo Images

    Are you looking forward to spending some quality time with family and friends this holiday season enjoying the warmth generated by a roaring fire in the fireplace at your home located in Fairfield County, CT? Country Club Homes, Inc. has been designing and building hearty home fireplaces in our residential properties since our company began…