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French Second Empire
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As a side note, Second Empire ... is occasionally referred to as "General Grant Style" because it was most popular—in the U.S. at least—immediately after the Civil War and during Ulysses S. Grant's presidency (1869-77). It was President Grant who called upon his Architect of the Treasury, the British emigre Alfred B. Mullett, to design the stunningly elaborate State, War and Navy Building (now the Old Executive Office Building) near the White House in 1871. (So why, you may ask, isn't it called President Grant Style rather than General Grant Style? Who knows?)
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Like the French Second Empire, it follows a period of revolutions and counter-revolutions. It is not identified with any one class but does rely on the support of the middle class, the intelligentsia, the managers and industrialists, the security services, and the military.
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