The Carolands estate — northwest facade of Beaux-Arts  Second Empire style mansion in Northern California. It was designed by the French architect Ernest Sanson (1836-1918).
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Carolands in Hillsborough, designed by French architect Ernest Sanson — Beaux-Arts money from an era when Peninsula wealth announced itself openly, before discretion became the dominant aesthetic. © Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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