Jenkins Octagon House

The Jenkins Octagon House is an historic octagon house located on NY 395 in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1855 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, clapboard-sided farmhouse with Greek Revival style features. It features innovative stacked plank construction, a low-pitched polygonal roof with a central chimney, a full entablature circling the structure, and a one-story porch with a hipped roof. Also on the property are two contributing barns, a shed, and a gazebo.[2]

Jenkins Octagon House
Jenkins Octagon House, October 2009
LocationNY 395, Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates42°45′31″N 74°11′7″W
Area151.2 acres (61.2 ha)
Built1855
ArchitectJones, Alexander Delos (Boss)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Octagon Mode
MPSDuanesburg MRA
NRHP reference No.84003227 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.[3] The property was also covered in a study of Boss Jones TR [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Schenectady County Planning Dept. (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Jenkins Octagon House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
  3. Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA". National Park Service.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. unnamed (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Boss Jones TR". National Park Service.


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