Missouri Botanical Garden, Henry Shaw Mausoleum, 2345 Tower Grove Aven...
Significance: A well-preserved example of late 19th century funerary art, the mausoleum's main importance is as a monument to the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
Penns Park Octagonal School House, South corner State Road 232 & Swamp...
Significance: Originally one of approximately ten octagonal schoolhouses built in Bucks County, this is the last one remaining. Built in 1802, it was one of the earliest of its kind, and predates the widespread... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
Jeremiah Schellinger House, 1386 Lafayette Street, Cape May, Cape May ...
The address was changed from 1286 Lafayette Street to 1386 Lafayette Street to more accurately reflect its location. Significance: Fine simple example of an octagon house, an unusual, somewhat utopian housing f... More
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, Sixty-fourth Street & Malvern Av...
Survey number: HABS PA-1637 Public domain photograph of arch gateway entrance, gates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Abijah Thomas House, Thomas Bridge Road, Marion, Smyth County, Virgini...
Significance: Abijah Thomas, a man of rare vision and enterprise, was the foremost industrialist of Smyth County before the Civil War. His developments of the iron industry in mines, furnaces, and foundries al... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau...
Significance: The only remaining octagonal Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, this is also among the oldest. Its small size, fanciful belfry, and hillside location contribute to its picturesque appearance. In ... More
Cape Cod Windmill, Samoset Road (moved from Plymouth to Truro to Easth...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-21 Building/structure dates: 1793 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000560
National Park Seminary, Chapel, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery...
Significance: The chapel was one of the first buildings constructed on the campus. Its rustic, shingle-style form complimented the Queen Anne inn and the natural surroundings. The structure's bell tower, stai... More
Henry L. Russell House, Route 6, West Grove Township, Bloomfield, Davi...
Significance: The Henry L. Russell House is one of a handful of octagon houses remaining in Iowa. Built in 1859 of brick manufactured at the site, the house was Russell's adaptation of octagon forms promoted d... More
Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More
Captain George Scott House, East side of Federal Street (State Route 2...
Significance: This structure, locally referred to as the "Collar Box" house, was built in 1855. It is typical of octagonal houses built in that era except for the connected outbuilding. Unprocessed Field note... More
Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental & Nervous Diseases, Forty-fourth & Ma...
Significance: Pioneer example of mental-hospital architecture using extended wings to permit maximum isolation of wards. Popularly named for Dr. Thomas S. Kirkbride, hospital superintendent 1841-83 and formulat... More
Octagon House, Wilkinson, Hancock County, IN
Survey number: HABS IN-172 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lukens Pierce House, Wilmington Road (East Fallowfield Township), Towe...
Survey number: HABS PA-1139 Building/structure dates: 1856 Initial Construction
George Stoudt House, Eight Cornered House Road (Penn Township), Mount ...
Significance: This structure is an excellent example of the octagon craze which swept American building in the middle of the nineteenth century. It is particularly notable for being the midst of a Pennsylvania ... More
Fort Edgecomb Blockhouse, North Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME
Suggested address, Davis Island, is not verifiable in address. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS ME-52 Building/structure dates: 1808- 1809 Initial Constr... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
Octagonal Schoolhouse, Sinking Spring, Highland County, OH
Survey number: HABS OH-2233 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
May's Folly, 527 First Avenue, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA
Survey number: HABS GA-294 Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Old Farmers' Market, West Old & Rock Streets, Petersburg, Petersburg, ...
Significance: This octagonal building stands on land given to the Town of Petersburg in 1806 by Robert Bolling, an affluent early merchant, in trust, always to be used as a market site. Erected in 1878-1879, t... More
Cape Cod Windmill, Samoset Road (moved from Plymouth to Truro to Easth...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-21 Building/structure dates: 1793 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000560
Stone Octagon House, Lena, Stephenson County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS IL-179
National Park Seminary, Chapel, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery...
Significance: The chapel was one of the first buildings constructed on the campus. Its rustic, shingle-style form complimented the Queen Anne inn and the natural surroundings. The structure's bell tower, stai... More
National Park Seminary, Chapel, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery...
Significance: The chapel was one of the first buildings constructed on the campus. Its rustic, shingle-style form complimented the Queen Anne inn and the natural surroundings. The structure's bell tower, stai... More
District School Number 9, Marcellus, Onondaga County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-121 Survey number: HABS NY-227 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
District School Number 9, Marcellus, Onondaga County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-121 Survey number: HABS NY-227 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
Octagon House, Mendota, La Salle County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-156 Survey number: HABS IL-180 Building/structure dates: ca. 1853 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 19t1 Subsequent Work
Octagon House, Mendota, La Salle County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-156 Survey number: HABS IL-180 Building/structure dates: ca. 1853 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 19t1 Subsequent Work
McElroy Octagon House, 2645 Gough Street (moved), San Francisco, San F...
Significance: The Octagon House was constructed ca. 1860-1861 with plain concrete walls surfaced with "V" groove redwood rustic siding, and with wood quoins at the angles and modified Classical Revival cornice ... More
McElroy Octagon House, 2645 Gough Street (moved), San Francisco, San F...
Significance: The Octagon House was constructed ca. 1860-1861 with plain concrete walls surfaced with "V" groove redwood rustic siding, and with wood quoins at the angles and modified Classical Revival cornice ... More
McElroy Octagon House, 2645 Gough Street (moved), San Francisco, San F...
Significance: The Octagon House was constructed ca. 1860-1861 with plain concrete walls surfaced with "V" groove redwood rustic siding, and with wood quoins at the angles and modified Classical Revival cornice ... More
Clegg Home, Valley Junction, Polk County, IA
Survey number: HABS IA-30-7 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Clegg Home, Valley Junction, Polk County, IA
Survey number: HABS IA-30-7 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Edgecomb Blockhouse, North Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME
Suggested address, Davis Island, is not verifiable in address. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS ME-52 Building/structure dates: 1808- 1809 Initial Constr... More
Missouri Botanical Garden, Henry Shaw Mausoleum, 2345 Tower Grove Aven...
Significance: A well-preserved example of late 19th century funerary art, the mausoleum's main importance is as a monument to the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
Penns Park Octagonal School House, South corner State Road 232 & Swamp...
Significance: Originally one of approximately ten octagonal schoolhouses built in Bucks County, this is the last one remaining. Built in 1802, it was one of the earliest of its kind, and predates the widespread... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
Jeremiah Schellinger House, 1386 Lafayette Street, Cape May, Cape May ...
The address was changed from 1286 Lafayette Street to 1386 Lafayette Street to more accurately reflect its location. Significance: Fine simple example of an octagon house, an unusual, somewhat utopian housing f... More
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Madison County Fairgrounds, Octagonal Pavilion, Twin Bridges, Madison ...
1984 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Survey number: HABS MT-52-D
Madison County Fairgrounds, Octagonal Pavilion, Twin Bridges, Madison ...
1984 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Survey number: HABS MT-52-D
Beth Ha-Chaim, Kronprindsensgade vicinity, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thoma...
Significance: A companion structure to the St. Thomas Synagogue at Krystal Gade 16A and B, the cemetery chapel is a simple but interesting structure. The Sephardic rites and traditions, which the St. Thomas co... More
Abijah Thomas House, Thomas Bridge Road, Marion, Smyth County, Virgini...
Significance: Abijah Thomas, a man of rare vision and enterprise, was the foremost industrialist of Smyth County before the Civil War. His developments of the iron industry in mines, furnaces, and foundries al... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Octagon School House, Whites Valley, Wayne County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-228 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction
Octagon School House, Whites Valley, Wayne County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-228 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau...
Significance: The only remaining octagonal Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, this is also among the oldest. Its small size, fanciful belfry, and hillside location contribute to its picturesque appearance. In ... More
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau...
Significance: The only remaining octagonal Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, this is also among the oldest. Its small size, fanciful belfry, and hillside location contribute to its picturesque appearance. In ... More
Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33,112 & 47, Abbevil...
Significance: Significant as one of the few surviving octagon houses in the state, particularly for its form (built around three octagonal elements) and plan; also significant as an illustration of a mid-ninete... More
Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33,112 & 47, Abbevil...
Significance: Significant as one of the few surviving octagon houses in the state, particularly for its form (built around three octagonal elements) and plan; also significant as an illustration of a mid-ninete... More
Octagonal Barn, South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo...
1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The barn is located on the periphery of San Luis Obispo. It serves as a Southern Gateway to San Luis Obispo, and is visible from all major thoroughfares. Agri... More
Stone Octagon House, Lena, Stephenson County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS IL-179
National Park Seminary, Chapel, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery...
Significance: The chapel was one of the first buildings constructed on the campus. Its rustic, shingle-style form complimented the Queen Anne inn and the natural surroundings. The structure's bell tower, stai... More
Old Eight-Square Stone School, Hope, Warren County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-317 Survey number: HABS NJ-429 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000916
Old Eight-Square Stone School, Hope, Warren County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-317 Survey number: HABS NJ-429 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000916
Henry L. Russell House, Route 6, West Grove Township, Bloomfield, Davi...
Significance: The Henry L. Russell House is one of a handful of octagon houses remaining in Iowa. Built in 1859 of brick manufactured at the site, the house was Russell's adaptation of octagon forms promoted d... More
Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More
Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More
Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More
H. A. Kling Residence, Monroe, Jasper County, IA
Survey number: HABS IA-30-33
George Stoudt House, Eight Cornered House Road (Penn Township), Mount ...
Significance: This structure is an excellent example of the octagon craze which swept American building in the middle of the nineteenth century. It is particularly notable for being the midst of a Pennsylvania ... More
Clegg Home, Valley Junction, Polk County, IA
Survey number: HABS IA-30-7 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Edgecomb Blockhouse, North Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME
Suggested address, Davis Island, is not verifiable in address. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS ME-52 Building/structure dates: 1808- 1809 Initial Constr... More
Missouri Botanical Garden, Henry Shaw Mausoleum, 2345 Tower Grove Aven...
Significance: A well-preserved example of late 19th century funerary art, the mausoleum's main importance is as a monument to the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
Diamond Rock Schoolhouse, Yellow Springs & Diamond Rock Hill Roads (Tr...
Significance: This octagonal school house, built in 1818 by a group of local people, chiefly of Welsh and German descent, was in use until 1864. In 1918 it was restored by an association formed by descendants o... More
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Beth Ha-Chaim, Kronprindsensgade vicinity, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thoma...
Significance: A companion structure to the St. Thomas Synagogue at Krystal Gade 16A and B, the cemetery chapel is a simple but interesting structure. The Sephardic rites and traditions, which the St. Thomas co... More
Abijah Thomas House, Thomas Bridge Road, Marion, Smyth County, Virgini...
Significance: Abijah Thomas, a man of rare vision and enterprise, was the foremost industrialist of Smyth County before the Civil War. His developments of the iron industry in mines, furnaces, and foundries al... More
Abijah Thomas House, Thomas Bridge Road, Marion, Smyth County, Virgini...
Significance: Abijah Thomas, a man of rare vision and enterprise, was the foremost industrialist of Smyth County before the Civil War. His developments of the iron industry in mines, furnaces, and foundries al... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Octagon School House, Whites Valley, Wayne County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-228 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau...
Significance: The only remaining octagonal Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, this is also among the oldest. Its small size, fanciful belfry, and hillside location contribute to its picturesque appearance. In ... More
Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33,112 & 47, Abbevil...
Significance: Significant as one of the few surviving octagon houses in the state, particularly for its form (built around three octagonal elements) and plan; also significant as an illustration of a mid-ninete... More
Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33,112 & 47, Abbevil...
Significance: Significant as one of the few surviving octagon houses in the state, particularly for its form (built around three octagonal elements) and plan; also significant as an illustration of a mid-ninete... More
Old Farmers' Market, West Old & Rock Streets, Petersburg, Petersburg, ...
Significance: This octagonal building stands on land given to the Town of Petersburg in 1806 by Robert Bolling, an affluent early merchant, in trust, always to be used as a market site. Erected in 1878-1879, t... More
Cape Cod Windmill, Samoset Road (moved from Plymouth to Truro to Easth...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-21 Building/structure dates: 1793 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000560
Stone Octagon House, Lena, Stephenson County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS IL-179
National Park Seminary, Chapel, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery...
Significance: The chapel was one of the first buildings constructed on the campus. Its rustic, shingle-style form complimented the Queen Anne inn and the natural surroundings. The structure's bell tower, stai... More
Old Eight-Square Stone School, Hope, Warren County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-317 Survey number: HABS NJ-429 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000916