Mesick House
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Mesick House is an historic home constructed in 1875 in the Second Empire and Italianate
Victorian architecture
styles. It is one of two High Victorians remaining in Sacramento that display a mansard roof
(the other being Stanford Mansion).
The home gets its name from its original owner, Mary Mesick.
It is located at 517 8th Street, Sacramento, California
.
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
styles. It is one of two High Victorians remaining in Sacramento that display a mansard roof
Mansard roof
A mansard or mansard roof is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper that is punctured by dormer windows. The roof creates an additional floor of habitable space, such as a garret...
(the other being Stanford Mansion).
The home gets its name from its original owner, Mary Mesick.
It is located at 517 8th Street, Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
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