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Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 42°31′26″N 71°6′3″W / 42.52389°N 71.10083°W / 42.52389; -71.10083
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Octagon House
Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts)
Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts)
Location97 Pleasant St.,
Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′26″N 71°6′3″W / 42.52389°N 71.10083°W / 42.52389; -71.10083
Built1860
Architectural styleOctagon Mode, Gothic Revival
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002762[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Octagon House (or the Dr. Horace Wakefield House) is a historic octagon house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built in 1860 by Doctor Horace Wakefield, it is a distinctive variant of the type, executed as a series of small octagonal shapes around a central cupola. The building is fashioned from large, heavy timbers in the manner of a log cabin, with long first-floor windows. The porches and eaves have heavy zigzag trim and brackets, some of which have carvings resembling gargoyles.[2]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Octagon House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-18.