Second-Empire House

First, a St. Louis, Mo., family restores a French Second-Empire home to reveal historical carvings in the mantels that provide connections to a prominent jeweler who once lived there. Next, a Petersburg, Va., couple digs up amazing Civil War memorabilia when they explore the primitive corners of the basement in their 18th-century home. Then, a Mississippi couple traces their home's unusual architecture to the well-known inventor who built it.

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