This lovely Italianate mansion in Portland, Maine was designed by architect Francis Fassett and built in 1866. The Mansard roof on the central bay of the facade gives it a touch of Second Empire style, but the primary roof is hipped and the house is classified as Italianate. It is not unusual for a house to one or more elements from a style other than its primary identity.
The bit of flare in the concave curve of the Mansard portion of the roof gives the house a lot more presence than it would have if the simple hipped form had been continued around the projecting center bay. The arch-topped dormer window helps by drawing the eye up to the the roof here. The rounded projecting bay window at the second story adds to the effect.
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