Octagonal Poultry House
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| Nearest city | Cold Spring, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′46″N 74°54′45″W / 38.97944°N 74.91250°W |
| Built | 1900? |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000177 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 2008 |
The Octagonal Poultry House, also known as the Walter P. Taylor Octagon, is an historic octagonal farm building located in Cold Spring, in Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It was built to house hens, who supposedly like to nest in corners. Eventually it became a children's playhouse. Today the broom maker works there at Historic Cold Spring Village. Historic Cold Spring Village originally used it as a storage shed, but eventually recognized its potential as a good place to learn about the art of needlework and crocheting.[2]
On March 14, 2008. it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Lower Township, New Jersey
- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Cape May County, New Jersey
- Octagonal buildings in the United States
- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs