William Bryant Octagon House

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William Bryant Octagon House
William Bryant Octagon House is located in Massachusetts
William Bryant Octagon House
William Bryant Octagon House is located in the United States
William Bryant Octagon House
Location2 Spring Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Built1851
ArchitectWorchester Bros.
Architectural styleOctagon Mode
MPSStoneham MRA
NRHP reference No.84002526 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1984

The William Bryant Octagon House is an historic octagon house located at 2 Spring Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. It was built in 1851 by Worchester Bros. for William Bryant, Jr., a shoecutter, and Lucinda A. (Hook) Bryant, his wife.[2] It is one of three octagon houses built in Stoneham during the 1850s, and is the best preserved. The eight walls rise two floors, and are covered by a bracketed roof with a central octagonal cupola. The entry is sheltered by an open porch with decorative square posts and brackets, and there is a two-story addition projecting from the rear side of the house.[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Early 1850's fad is a legacy: Stoneham's octagon houses".
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for William Bryant Octagon House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-22.