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Endeavor
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Styles

Adam
Greek Revival
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Italianate
Second Empire
Stick
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Neoclassical
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English Cottage

SECOND EMPIRE

	226 East Main Street - Titusville, Pa.

The more complicated mass of this Second Empire incorporates a tower situated in the corner of an “L”-shaped plan; the tower and plan reflect the concurrent influence of Italianate architecture.  A concave mansard roof sits on top of the structure; paired brackets support the cornice.  Elaborate window hoods add to the flamboyant nature of this structure.  Mr. Sterrett married Sadie Farel who quickly invited her family to join the couple.  In time Sadie kicked William out of the so-called Sterrett house while the Farels lived there for many years after.  Sterrett died in 1907, alone, in a Meadville hotel.
 

	Hunter Residence - Tidioute, Pa.

The Hunters were a prominent family in the very early days of Tidioute.  In time they became major players in the region’s lumber industry.  Samuel Hunter was one of the family’s patriarchs.  On Samuel Hunter’s property between Main Street and the River, Jahu Hunter built a splendid Second Empire residence.  The house features a central wing with a tower.  Side wings also extend out from the basic rectangular volume.  Decorative hoods can be seen over the windows of both floors and elaborate surrounds define all the attic dormers.  The concave mansard roof is repeated in the tower.  Baroque window roundels are in all four sides of the tower roof.  Paired brackets and modillions provide decorative support to the cornices at three levels.  The full veranda has been added to over the years, but it has retained its original character.  Note how three distinct lines of the veranda roof, the main mansard roof cornice and the upper mansard cornice accentuate the horizontal character of the Second Empire style.  The vertical tower is an American vernacular touch showing, once again, our fondness for picturesque Italianate towers.