Barker, Richard, Octagon House

312 Plantation St., Worcester, Massachusetts. County/parish: Worcester.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 05, 1980. NRIS 80000592.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Richard Barker Octagon House

The Richard Barker Octagon House is a historic octagon house located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built sometime between 1855 and 1865, during a brief period in their popularity, it is one of two octagon houses in the city, and a relatively rare instance of one built using Orson Squire Fowler's recommended gravel wall technique. On March 5, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792847

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