Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts)

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]

Octagon House
Location97 Pleasant St.,
Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′26″N 71°6′3″W
Built1860
Architectural styleOctagon Mode, Gothic Revival
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002762[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

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

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