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. -- More than a few surviving examples of 19th century mansard roofs grace historic North Shore neighborhoods, with the most elaborate one of all the crowning glory of Borough Hall, ...

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 ...

Many people talk about how they hate mansard roofs. Even when they first became widespread atop new commercial buildings in a revival of the style in the 1970s, people talked about disliking mansard ...

The designation and an accompanying property tax break will assist a plan to bring a Barnes & Noble to the historic location.