Definition of mansard
: a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one — see roof illustration
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It was originally built around 1871 in the Italianate style with a mansard roof as the 14th police precinct station house, and is across the street from DeSalvio Playground.
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More than a dozen steep mansard roofs with inset windows branch out around the sides.
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The coastal retreat has a red mansard roof and three towers, and looks out on granite outcroppings.
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Before it was finished, Mr. McMahon and his team had also repaired the building’s facade and mansard roof.
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The steep mansard roof was interrupted by ornate gables with rose windows.
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In addition to Thurlow Lodge, his 50-room residence, Latham erected an ornate, one-story barn with an elaborate mansard roof.
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His houses offered elegant scale and symmetry, dramatic entrances (often a pair of tall Pullman doors puncturing a mansard roof) and perfectly proportioned rooms punctuated by neoclassical columns and elliptical windows.
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Even with the new riverfront station, 23 other railroad lines serving the metro area still blew steam outside the mansard-roofed Union Depot.
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Origin and Etymology of mansard
French mansarde, from François Mansart †1666 French architect
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First Known Use: circa 1734
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