Octagon House (Reading, Massachusetts)
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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.The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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Pleasant Street,
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Pleasant Street 75
01867
Massachusetts, United States
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