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The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, is a house located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was built in 1799 for John Tayloe III, the wealthiest planter in the country, at the behest of his new family member, George Washington.
The Octagon house was built by enslaved workers for Virginia’s wealthiest plantation family, largely as a gesture by the Tayloes in support of the newly-established capital.
The Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House is one of the most visually unique homes in the world. It is the only known fully domed octagonal residence and the only house built in the form of an ancient classical temple. The Octagon House was built in the 1860s by Paul J. Armour, a New York City financier.
Octagon House. On August 24, 1814, an invading British army set fire to the White House, Capitol, and other public Washington, D.C. buildings in retaliation for an American attack on the Canadian capital, York, the year prior. President James Madison and First Lady Dolley Madison fled the attack, seeking safety in Leesburg, Virginia, and later ...
Built in 1927, this little octagon building now stands abandoned and hidden in trees at Land’s End. It was at one time a lookout station for incoming ships at the Golden Gate, standing alone ...
The Octagon House, as it came to be known, was completed in 1801 in the very early days of the new federal city. Constructed for John Tayloe III and his wife Ann Ogle Tayloe, and designed by Dr. William Thornton—the first architect of the Capitol—the house was a conspicuous statement of support for the newly established capital city from ...
Nov 11, 2013 · The Octagon House, with its eight flat sides, was born. The Victorians had a great confidence in progress and a belief in America’s Manifest Destiny.
Apr 18, 2023 · The Octagon Historic House Museum, owned by the American Institute of Architects Foundation, is located at 1799 New York Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The museum is open Thursday and Friday, from 1pm-4pm year-round, and also on Wednesdays during the summer.
Visit The Octagon, DC's oldest private residence. The Octagon is open to the public as a house museum, and serves as a venue for exhibits and events that educate and inspire the public on the value architects and architecture bring to culture and community.
Jul 5, 2022 · The Octagon House. 99 Percent Invisible producer emeritus Avery Trufelman traveled from New York to San Francisco recently, and took host Roman Mars to see an unusually shaped old building on the west side of the Bay.
