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Albert S. Potter Octagon House

1857 establishments in Rhode IslandHistoric district contributing properties in Rhode IslandHouses completed in 1857Houses in Washington County, Rhode IslandHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
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The Albert S. Potter Octagon House
The Albert S. Potter Octagon House

The Albert S. Potter Octagon House (also known simply as the Octagon House) is an historic octagonal house located at 4 Carolina Main Street (Rhode Island Route 112) on the corner of Shannock Hill Road in the village of Carolina in Richmond, Rhode Island. It was built by watchmaker Albert S. Potter in 1857. Potter reportedly did his watchmaking in the octagonal cupola atop the two-story house. The building is now covered with asbestos siding and is owned by the Carolina Preservation and Band Society. The Albert S. Potter Octagon House is a contributing property in the Carolina Village Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974.

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