Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts)
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Octagon House (or the Dr. Horace Wakefield House) is a historic octagon house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built in 1860 by Doctor Horace Wakefield, it is a distinctive variant of the type, executed as a series of small octagonal shapes around a central cupola. The building is fashioned from large, heavy timbers in the manner of a log cabin, with long first-floor windows. The porches and eaves have heavy zigzag trim and brackets, some of which have carvings resembling gargoyles.[2]
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Octagon House | |
Location | 97 Pleasant St., Reading, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°31′26″N 71°6′3″W |
Built | 1860 |
Architectural style | Octagon Mode, Gothic Revival |
MPS | Reading MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84002762[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]