Octagon House

Year

1801

Architect

Type

building

Despite its name, the house is actually a hexagon (Thornton wedged an irregular six-sided plan into the acute angle where New York Avenue meets 18th Street, producing a suite of circular and oval rooms that demonstrate Federalist architectu …

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