Nacido en Francia, este estilo se desarrolló en otros países europeos y americanos, pero con diferentes nombres: es similar al estilo victoriano en el Reino Unido y sus colonias.

USA

In the United States, the Second Empire style often combines a rectangular tower, or similar element, with a steep mansard roof, the most notable link to the style's French roots. This tower element was the same height as the highest floor, or could exceed the height of the rest of the building by a story or two. The crest of the mansard was often covered with an iron cornice, sometimes known as a "crestery". In some cases, lightning rods were integrated into the design of the crest, giving it a utility beyond its decorative appearance. Although still intact in some examples, these original crestings have often deteriorated and been removed. The exterior style could be expressed in wood, brick or stone. More elaborate examples often featured paired columns, as well as sculpted details around doors, windows, and dormers.

The plans for Second Empire style residences could either be symmetrical, with the tower (or elements such as the tower) in the center, or asymmetrical, with the tower or similar on one side. Virginia and Lee McAlester divide the style into five subtypes:[1]​.

The architect H.H. Richardson") designed some of his first residences in this style, "evidence of his French education":[2] the Crowninshield House") (1868), in Boston Massachusetts, the H.H. Richardson") (1868), in Staten Island (New York) "Staten Island (New York)"), and the William Dorsheimer House") (1868) in Buffalo (New York) "Buffalo (New York)").

Leland M. Roth refers to the style as "Second Empire Baroque".[3] Mullett-Smith calls it the "Second Empire style or General Grant style" due to its popularity in the design of government buildings during the administration of President Grant.[4]

The style was also used to make commercial buildings (department stores, hotels) and was frequently used in the design of state institutions. Several psychiatric hospitals demonstrated the style's ability to adapt to their size and functions. Prior to the construction of the Pentagon during the 1940s, the Second Empire-style building for the Ohio State Asylum for the Insane in Columbus, Ohio, was considered the largest building under a single roof in the U.S., although the title may actually correspond to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, another Kirkbride plan asylum. Empire.

The Second Empire style was succeeded by the revival of the "Queen Anne Style" and its substyles, which enjoyed great popularity until the beginning of the "Revival Era" in American architecture, just before the turn of the century, popularized by the architecture of the pavilions at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

Canada

In Canada, the Second Empire became the Dominion government's favorite choice during the 1870s and 1880s for numerous public buildings in the capital, and the provinces followed suit.

Australia

In Australia, and especially in Melbourne, this style was especially popular in the 1880s. Many large buildings still exist, particularly in Melbourne (Melbourne's town halls).

Nacido en Francia, este estilo se desarrolló en otros países europeos y americanos, pero con diferentes nombres: es similar al estilo victoriano en el Reino Unido y sus colonias.

USA

In the United States, the Second Empire style often combines a rectangular tower, or similar element, with a steep mansard roof, the most notable link to the style's French roots. This tower element was the same height as the highest floor, or could exceed the height of the rest of the building by a story or two. The crest of the mansard was often covered with an iron cornice, sometimes known as a "crestery". In some cases, lightning rods were integrated into the design of the crest, giving it a utility beyond its decorative appearance. Although still intact in some examples, these original crestings have often deteriorated and been removed. The exterior style could be expressed in wood, brick or stone. More elaborate examples often featured paired columns, as well as sculpted details around doors, windows, and dormers.

The plans for Second Empire style residences could either be symmetrical, with the tower (or elements such as the tower) in the center, or asymmetrical, with the tower or similar on one side. Virginia and Lee McAlester divide the style into five subtypes:[1]​.

The architect H.H. Richardson") designed some of his first residences in this style, "evidence of his French education":[2] the Crowninshield House") (1868), in Boston Massachusetts, the H.H. Richardson") (1868), in Staten Island (New York) "Staten Island (New York)"), and the William Dorsheimer House") (1868) in Buffalo (New York) "Buffalo (New York)").

Leland M. Roth refers to the style as "Second Empire Baroque".[3] Mullett-Smith calls it the "Second Empire style or General Grant style" due to its popularity in the design of government buildings during the administration of President Grant.[4]

The style was also used to make commercial buildings (department stores, hotels) and was frequently used in the design of state institutions. Several psychiatric hospitals demonstrated the style's ability to adapt to their size and functions. Prior to the construction of the Pentagon during the 1940s, the Second Empire-style building for the Ohio State Asylum for the Insane in Columbus, Ohio, was considered the largest building under a single roof in the U.S., although the title may actually correspond to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, another Kirkbride plan asylum. Empire.

The Second Empire style was succeeded by the revival of the "Queen Anne Style" and its substyles, which enjoyed great popularity until the beginning of the "Revival Era" in American architecture, just before the turn of the century, popularized by the architecture of the pavilions at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

Canada

In Canada, the Second Empire became the Dominion government's favorite choice during the 1870s and 1880s for numerous public buildings in the capital, and the provinces followed suit.

Australia

In Australia, and especially in Melbourne, this style was especially popular in the 1880s. Many large buildings still exist, particularly in Melbourne (Melbourne's town halls).