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