List of octagonal buildings and structures in the United States
January 01, 1970
Octagonal buildings and structures are characterized by an octagonal plan form, whether a perfect geometric octagon or a regular eight-sided polygon with approximately equal sides. Octagon-shaped buildings date from at least 300 B.C. when the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece, was constructed. Octagonal houses were popularized in the United States in the mid-19th century by Orson Squire Fowler and many other octagonal buildings and structures soon followed.
Mount Washington Octagon (c.1855), Baltimore, Maryland, built for the Mt. Washington Female Academy, later used home of Mount St. Agnes College, a Baltimore City Landmark[1]
The "Bee Hive", a former schoolhouse built by Quakers in 1859 in Skaneateles, New York
^Cowles Hall 2010 renovation info, including photo of octagonal central structure
^Coultas, Jennifer (Winter 2016). "Local Octagon Houses". Gem of the Mountains (newsletter of Boonton Historical Society & Museum). Retrieved October 4, 2022.
January 01, 1970
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Octagonal buildings and structures are characterized by an octagonal plan form whether a perfect geometric octagon or a regular eight sided polygon with approximately equal sides Octagon shaped buildings date from at least 300 B C when the Tower of the Winds in Athens Greece was constructed Octagonal houses were popularized in the United States in the mid 19th century by Orson Squire Fowler and many other octagonal buildings and structures soon followed The Octagon Roosevelt Island New York once an insane asylum Octagonal buildings and structures in the United States not including octagonal houses which are covered at List of octagon houses include the following Many of these are on the National Register of Historic Places This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Contents 1 Barber shops 2 Churches chapels synagogues etc 3 Farm buildings including barns 4 Forts 5 Government buildings 6 Halls 7 High rises 8 Hospitals and insane asylums 9 Hotels 10 Houses 11 Jails 12 Libraries 13 Lighthouses 14 Markets 15 Park and fair buildings 16 Post offices 17 Schools and colleges 18 Stores 19 See also 20 ReferencesBarber shops editDickey s Octagonal Barbershop Rives TennesseeChurches chapels synagogues etc edit nbsp Seney Stovall Chapel Athens Georgia Alberts Chapel Sand Ridge West Virginia Falcon Tabernacle Falcon North Carolina First Congregational Church U C C Naponee Nebraska Follen Church Society Unitarian Universalist Lexington Massachusetts Holy Ghost Catholic Church Kula Hawaii McBee Methodist Church Conestee South Carolina Mercy Chapel at Mill Run Selbysport Maryland Seney Stovall Chapel Athens Georgia Conference Point Chapel Williams Bay Wisconsin Seventh Church of Christ Scientist Seattle Washington an irregular octagon St Clare s Church Staten Island New York an irregular octagon The Temple Old Orchard Beach Maine Third Church of Christ Scientist Washington D C demolished Union Chapel Oak Bluffs Massachusetts Cottage Grove Museum Cottage Grove Oregon formerly St Mary s Catholic Church Farm buildings including barns edit nbsp Octagonal barn in Plain Wisconsin Main article Round barn Fobes Octagon Barn Lanesboro Iowa Kinney Octagon Barn Burr Oak Iowa Octagon Barn Jamaica Iowa Bird Octagonal Mule Barn Shelby County Kentucky Octagonal Poultry House Cold Spring New Jersey Roberts Octagon Barn Sharon Center Iowa Secrest Octagon Barn Downey Iowa Tim Thering Octagon Barn Plain Wisconsin Forts editFort Edgecomb MaineGovernment buildings editNavajo Nation Council Chamber a National Historic Landmark Window Rock Arizona Octagon Building Santa Cruz California Halls editFranklin County G A R Soldiers Memorial Hall Hampton Iowa Octagon Hall Museum Franklin Kentucky built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell NRHP Chautauqua Auditorium Waxahachie TexasHigh rises editTower Life Building San Antonio Texas Octagon Towers Condominium Miami Beach FloridaHospitals and insane asylums editThe Octagon Roosevelt Island New York Hotels editBrightwood Beach Cottage Litchfield Minnesota Octagon Hotel Oyster Bay New YorkHouses editMain article List of octagon housesJails edit nbsp Daviess County Rotary Jail Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff s Residence Gallatin MissouriLibraries edit nbsp Waring Library Andover Public Library Andover Maine Atlanta Public Library Atlanta Illinois Goodnow Library Sudbury Massachusetts Waring Library on the former campus of Porter Military Academy Charleston South Carolina Red Hook Public Library Red Hook New York Ram Dass Library Omega Institute Rhinebeck New York Lighthouses editEldred Rock Light Alaska Cape Henry Light Virginia Point Judith Light Rhode Island Portland Observatory Maine Blackwell Island Lighthouse New YorkMarkets edit nbsp City Market in Petersburg Virginia City Market Petersburg Virginia Park and fair buildings editFloral Hall Lexington Kentucky Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building Meridian Mississippi Butte Lawrence County Fairgrounds Nisland South DakotaPost offices editOld Post Office Liberty Maine Schools and colleges edit nbsp The former schoolhouse built in 1859 in Skaneateles New York is now a private residence nbsp Sodom Schoolhouse Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse and Octagonal School 1819 Birmingham Township Pennsylvania Mount Washington Octagon c 1855 Baltimore Maryland built for the Mt Washington Female Academy later used home of Mount St Agnes College a Baltimore City Landmark 1 The Bee Hive a former schoolhouse built by Quakers in 1859 in Skaneateles New York Charter Oak Schoolhouse 1873 Schuline Illinois Diamond Rock Schoolhouse 1818 Tredyffrin Township Chester County Pennsylvania District No 13 School 1898 Ortonville Minnesota NRHP listed in Big Stone County District No 92 School 1906 Jackson Minnesota NRHP listed in Jackson County Florence Corners School Florence Ohio Cowles Hall Elmira College 2 Elmira New York Hood Octagonal School Newtown Township Delaware Co Pennsylvania Modern Times School Brentwood New York Malmborg School Bozeman Montana Octagonal Schoolhouse Cowgill s Corner Delaware Octagonal Schoolhouse Essex New York Octagon Stone Schoolhouse South Canaan Pennsylvania Sheldon Jackson School Sitka Alaska Sodom Schoolhouse Montandon Pennsylvania Wrightstown Octagonal Schoolhouse Wrightstown Pennsylvania Fairview Schoolhouse 1835 Knowlton Township New Jersey Former schoolhouse later home of Egg Harbor Historical Society 533 London Ave Egg Harbor City New Jersey 3 at 39 32 11 N 74 38 34 W 39 536513 N 74 642807 W 39 536513 74 642807 Egg Harbor Historical Society Stores editAndrew Gildersleeve Octagonal Building Mattituck New York combination residence and storeSee also editList of octagonal buildings and structures Octagon barn disambiguation Octagon Building disambiguation Octagon House disambiguation Octagonal Schoolhouse disambiguation References edit The Mount Washington Octagon Cowles Hall 2010 renovation info including photo of octagonal central structure Coultas Jennifer Winter 2016 Local Octagon Houses Gem of the Mountains newsletter of Boonton Historical Society amp Museum Retrieved October 4 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of octagonal buildings and structures in the United States amp oldid 1206912812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
