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Shute Octagon House

Greek Revival houses in New York (state)Houses completed in 1855Houses in Schenectady County, New YorkHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)National Register of Historic Places in Schenectady County, New York
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Shute Octagon House Oct 09
Shute Octagon House Oct 09

The Shute Octagon House is a historic octagon house located on McGuire School Road in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1855 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a 2-story, clapboard-sided farmhouse with a 1+1⁄2-story wing in the Greek Revival style. It features innovative stacked plank construction, a low-pitched polygonal roof surmounted by a widow's walk, a full entablature circling the structure. A 1-story porch with porte cochere was added about 1906. Also on the property are four contributing barns, a shed, and a smokehouse.The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. The property was also-covered in a study of Boss Jones TR It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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Shute Octagon House
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Mc Guire School Road 1148
12053
New York, United States
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Shute Octagon House Oct 09
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