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The Judge Henry L. Benson House, built in 1892, is an historic octagon house located at 137 High Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon. In 1981 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is a two-story frame house, built to a T-shaped plan with two symmetrical octagonal towers. The towers have conical roofs topped by "witches caps" and wood spires with finials. It was home of Judge Henry Lamdin Benson during 1898 to 1921. Benson was Speaker of the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
. He served as a State Supreme Court Justice from 1915 until his death in 1921. With .


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Houses completed in 1892 Octagon houses in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Klamath County, Oregon Buildings and structures in Klamath Falls, Oregon Houses in Klamath County, Oregon {{Oregon-NRHP-stub