Armour-Stiner House
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| Armour-Stiner House | |
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| Location: | Irvington, NY |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1860 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | Octagon Mode |
| Designated as NHL: | December 8, 1976 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 18, 1975 [2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75001238 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Armour-Stiner House, also known as the Carmer Octagon House, is a unique octagon-shaped and domed Victorian style house in Irvington, in Westchester County, New York. It is reported to be the only domed octagonal residence in the world, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[1][3]
The house was built in 1859-1860 by financier Paul J. Armour based on the architectural ideas of Orson Squire Fowler, although the specific architect of the house is unknown. The dome was added and the house was enlarged during 1872-1876 by Joseph Stiner, who was a tea importer. The Armour-Stiner House is said to be one of the most lavish octagon houses built in the period, and is now one of only perhaps a hundred still extant.[4][5][6]
The house was later occupied by historian Carl Carmer, who maintained that it was haunted. In 1976, the house was briefly owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to prevent it from being demolished. The Trust was unable to fund the amount of renovation the property required, and sold it to a preservationist architect, Joseph Pell Lombardi, who has conserved the house, interiors, grounds and outbuildings.[7][8][9]
The house remains a private residence. It is located on the south side of West Clinton Avenue, on the crest of a hill overlooking the Hudson River, to the west. It is about 1650 feet from the river, and about 140 feet above it, consistent with Fowler's siting ideas.[10] The Old Croton Aqueduct, another National Historic Landmark, abuts on the east.
It is known that other domed octagonal residence were built in America, but it is unknown if any of them still exist.[11]
An exterior shot of the home was used in the film, Across the Universe (film).[12]
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- ^ a b Armour-Stiner House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-14).
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Thomas M. Slade (August 19, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Armour-Stiner HousePDF (425 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1970-1975PDF (1.08 MiB)
- ^ http://www.octagon.bobanna.com/NY.html
- ^ http://www.octagon.bobanna.com/images/irvington_ny.jpg
- ^ Dave's Victorian House Site - Victorian House School
- ^ Irvington Historical Society,Octagon House
- ^ Arthur G. Adams, The Hudson River Guidebook (1996) ISBN 0823212025.
- ^ Armour-Stiner Octagon House
- ^ See data pages of HABS, page __
- ^ See HABS data pages, page__.
- ^ Across the Universe (2007)
[edit] External links
- 4 architectural drawings from 1975; 35 aeriel, exterior, and interior b&w photos from 1974, 1975, 1978; a 13 page report; and 4 color aerial photos of Armour-Stiner House (click on icons at top left), at Historic American Buildings Survey.
- 1 b&w photo of gazebo at Armour-Stiner House (click on icon at top left), at Historic American Buildings Survey.
- Living Places—The Armour-Stiner House, at the Gombach Group, Inc.
- [http://www.josephpelllombardi.com/5homes/newoctagon.html The Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House
Irvington-On-Hudson, New York], at Joseph Pell Lombardi, Architect.
- Multiple articles, at Joseph Pell Lombardi in the News
- Irvington Historical Society: Octagon House
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