The Rich-Twinn Octagon House built in 1849 is an historic
octagonal house located at 145 Main Street in
Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ...
,
New York. It is one of three known octagon houses in
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2020 census, the population was 954,236. The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population. Both the county and Lake Erie w ...
and was "meticulously restored" prior to its 1994 nomination to the National Register.
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On February 10, 1995, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
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References
External links
Newstead Historical Society: Rich-Twinn Octagon House
includes tour info
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses completed in 1849
Octagon houses in New York (state)
Houses in Erie County, New York
Museums in Erie County, New York
Historic house museums in New York (state)
Historical society museums in New York (state)
1849 establishments in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, New York
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