Wilcox Octagon House

Wilcox Octagon House
Wilcox Octagon House
Location 5420 W. Genesee St., Camillus, New York
Coordinates 43°2′28.38″N 76°16′42.06″W / 43.0412167°N 76.2783500°WCoordinates: 43°2′28.38″N 76°16′42.06″W / 43.0412167°N 76.2783500°W
Built 1856
Architectural style Octagon Mode
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 83001756[1]
Added to NRHP July 28, 1983

The Wilcox Octagon House is a historic home in Camillus, New York, USA, that was built in 1856 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It was the farmhouse home of Isaiah Wilcox, who had a 40-acre (160,000 m2) farm. It is an octagon house of the type advocated by Orson Fowler, who wrote an influential book promoting use of octagonal home designs.[2]

The Orchard Village neighborhood now occupies the majority of the old farm's land; the house remains on a plot of less than 1-acre (4,000 m2).[2]

It is located at 5420 West Genesee Street in Camillus.[1]

Photos

National Historic Register plaque, on Wilcox Octagon House

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harwood, John (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wilcox Octagon House / Camillus Historical Society". Retrieved 5 January 2008. and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1983

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