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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.
Octagon houses are eight-sided houses that were popular in the United States and Canada mostly in the 1850s. They are characterized by an octagonal (eight-sided) plan and often feature a flat roof and a veranda that circles the house.
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.
This is a list of octagon houses. The style became popular in the United States and Canada following the publication of Orson Squire Fowler 's 1848 book The Octagon House, A Home for All. In the United States, 68 surviving octagon houses are included on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Open House – May 19 — 1 – 4 p.m. The Friends of the Loren Andrus Octagon House are pleased that you have discovered us and invite you to learn more about our mission and the historic Loren Andrus Octagon House.
Jul 16, 2014 · The Octagon house on 18 th and New York Ave, NW is well-known for both its architecture and for the spirits that are said to linger on in the residence. Originally owned by Colonel John Tayloe III, one of the richest men in late 18 th century Virginia, the Octagon has a storied history peppered with tales from the ‘Great Beyond’.
Aug 11, 2023 · “The Octagon House” — which is available free online — is where Fowler consolidated and illustrated his lust for eight-sided polygons. In it, he describes octagonal construction as “far better”...
