For some reason I had a terrible time remembering the term “mansard roof ” for the longest time. It just doesn’t fall into common conversation easily. “This beer is as flat as a mansard roof” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
It is a very distinctive piece of architecture and, happily, somewhat common in the Village of Ossining. Here are a few random ones near my old stomping grounds.
This one was getting a new roof as I took the photo! Note dumpster
Three in a row on Clinton Ave
