octagon house
noun
a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
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Then a coach came thundering along the avenue, another and yet another, and stopped at the octagon house.
A Little Girl in Old Washington | Amanda M. DouglasPerhaps the meetings at the octagon house, and the sweet, affable mistress had much to do with softening asperities.
A Little Girl in Old Washington | Amanda M. DouglasAnd the octagon house has not the room of the poor burned mansion.
A Little Girl in Old Washington | Amanda M. DouglasAt once, as the octagon house, it became famous for the lavish hospitality of its owner.
Historic Shrines of America | John T. (John Thomson) FarisIn 1801 he occupied the octagon house, then the finest private residence in the city.
Historic Shrines of America | John T. (John Thomson) Faris
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