At one point, this entire home fit on a flatbed truck. That was back in 1978, when this octagonal Topsider home was constructed on site from a kit. It was an affordable, but sturdy housing option, ...
CLYDE — When he was growing up in rural Clyde, Bill Frankart often mowed the lawn for his neighbors, Eldon and Kathryn Powell, who lived in one of the most unique homes in Ohio, an 1850s octagon house ...
An intriguing octagonal, midcentury modern residence that boasts both an impressive architectural heritage and an array of unique amenities has hit the market in Massachusetts for $2.1 million.
Using unconventional materials, this 19th century home design encouraged communality, but it came with downsides due to awkward internal structures.
Octagon houses were briefly popular in the 1850s in the U.S. and Canada, and there is a prime example in Columbiaville. Located at 1250 State Route 9, the house's unusual shape, and others like it, ...