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Another was [[Samuel Skidmore]]'s ''Tudor Homes of England'', which introduced Tudor and Norman elements, such as [[turret]]s, [[stained-glass]] windows, and spiral staircases into American architecture.
[[Palliser, Palliser & Company]] published nine pattern books, the first of which sold for $.25 and achieved wide distribution, during the period from 1876 to 1896.
After the [[American Civil War]], [[Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada|Second Empire architecture]] was considered the perfect style for many to demonstrate their wealth and express their new power in their respective communities. The style diffused by the publications of designs in pattern books and adopted the adaptability and [[Eclecticism in architecture|eclecticism]] that [[Italianate architecture]] had when interpreted by more middle-class clients.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lanier|first1=Gabrielle|title=Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic: Looking at Buildings and Landscapes|page=155}}</ref> This caused more modest homes to depart from the ornamentation found in French examples in favor of simpler and more eclectic American ornamentation that had been established in the 1850s. In practice, most Second Empire houses simply followed the same patterns developed by [[Alexander Jackson Davis]] and [[Samuel Sloan (architect)|Samuel Sloan]], the symmetrical plan, the L-plan, for the Italianate style, adding a mansard roof to the composition. Thus, most Second Empire houses exhibited the same ornamentational and stylistic features as contemporary Italianate forms, differing only in the presence or absence of a mansard roof. Second Empire was also a frequent choice of style for [[Renovation|remodeling]] older houses. Frequently, owners of Italianate, Colonial, or Federal houses chose to add a mansard roof and French ornamental features to update their homes in the latest fashions.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=T. Robins|title=The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey: The Colonial Period to the Twentieth Century|date=2001|page=122}}</ref>
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