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Second Empire 100,000-249,999 residents
Listings whose style is Second Empire or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Style under Late Victorian. Typical range 1855–1885. Also called Mansard. Cities of 100,000-249,999 residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure, or open it live in Explore to narrow it further.
Coverage. Style comes from the National Register index, Wikidata and, where the nomination text has been read, from the text itself. Nominations have been read for 50 states and the District of Columbia so far, so 51 of the 51 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 13 ranked
1.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.85 · 3.44 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.01 · 0.56 / sq mi · composite 83.4
3
Providence, RI
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.89 · 0.92 / sq mi · composite 87.5
4
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 41.7
5
New Haven, CT
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 66.7
6
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.52 / sq mi · composite 58.3
7
Dayton, OH
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 41.7
8
Lowell, MA
118,368 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.68 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 62.5
9
Syracuse, NY
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 37.5
10
Lynn, MA
101,709 residents · 10.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 37.5
11
Springfield, MA
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 20.9
12
Columbus, GA
203,711 residents · 216.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 4.2
13
Rochester, NY
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 8.4
Listings through 2026-05-21; population and housing units ACS 2024 5-year; boundaries TIGER 2025. Cities ranked from 10,000 residents with at least 5 listings in the category. Built 2026-10-15.
Data: National Park Service (National Register, NPGallery), U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line, Gazetteer, ACS 5-year),
Register Atlas (CC0). How the index works . Tags marked inferred are
synthesised from evidence and open to verification.