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ALBERTA
Alberta. Alberta. Octagon house. Nothing else known. Source: from a real estate ad. Entered June, 2001.

NEW BRUNSWICK
City of Pocologan. Pocologan. Octagon house and shop. House is 32 feet in diameter, shop is 24 feet in diameter. Source: David Baird. Entered: June, 2001.

NOVA SCOTIA
City of Halifax. Halifax. Octagon house. Built in 1871. Three story, wood. The home was designed by Henry Elliot, and built by Dartmouth contractor John Keating. Now gone, it once stood at the corner of Dahlia Avenue and Crichton Street. Its original terraces overlooked Sullivan's Pond, facing Halifax Harbor. Original owner was Gavin Holiday, native of New England, and production manager of Starr Manufacturing. The estate of the last owner, Charles Herman, was sold to a developer, who razed the home in 1969 and erected an apartment building on the site, Octagon Towers. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Source: R. Kline. Ellen Puerzer. Entered: June, 2001. Updated: June, 2010 Tatamagouche. Octagon house. Built in 1857. Located at 63 Church Street. One and a half story. Has "Greek Rivival Pilasters" and entablature at the front entrance. As of March 31, 1993, it was recognized as a Nova Scotia Provincially Recognized Site.

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Sources: Ron Langille, the current owner. Ellen Puezer. Entered: October, 2004.

ONTARIO
City of Bolton Bolton Octagon house. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Source: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered June, 2010. City of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Octagon house. Appears to have been built around 1860. Located at ht corner of Wellington and Division Streets. Sqaure cupola. Possibly a stucco exterior. Porch on two side. Photograph. Source: James Godsmark Entered: September, 2006. City of Bloomfield. Bloomfield. Octagon house. Now gone. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Entered: June, 2010.

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City of Bracebridge. Bracebridge. Octagon house. Woodchester Villa, built in 1882 by Hentry J. Bird. The house was completely restored in 1979 in the sytle of the year 1914, by the Bracebridge Rotary Club, and is now a museum. Photograph Sources: Article, photos, restoration information, Dale Travis. Entered: June, 2001. Updated: June, 2007. City of St. Catharine. St. Catharines. Octagon house. St. Catharines is about 15 miles northwest of Niagara Falls. Built about 1852, perhaps earlier. One story, topped with a belvedere. Stone construction. It is shown on Marcus Smith's map of St. Catharines, published in 1852. St. Catharines was formerly in Lincoln County, now part of the Regional Muncipality of Niagra. The home was long owned by Charles B. Thompson, a stock broker and dealer in sewing machines. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

The images above dated, left to right, top row, 1875, 1901. Bottom row, left to right, 1904, 1852.. Clearly the postcard was made from the 1901 photograph.

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A newspaper account of the demise of the house has been found: St. Catharines Standard, March 20, 1913, p.1 "Old Landmark is being removed" "Another landmark being removed to make room for the march of improvement is the old octagonal house of Chestnut street, recently purchased by Mr. Harry Cavers, who is having it pulled down in order to build modern houses. The octagon had a verandah all around it so that people could sit in the shade at all hours of the day. It was built about seventy years ago by a character known as "Long" Thompson, the first sewing machine agent in this district who afterwards went into the note discounting business. Notwithstanding his grasp of the material, he was prominent as a spiritualist and seances were held regularly in the bedroom, which became so notorious as a spook house that the children trembled as they passed it or avoided it altogether. The octagon was recently occupied by Mrs. Ella Boles. The lot on which it stood No. 41 Chestnut street, has a frontage of 50 feet, and is 110 feet deep. The last assessment was $750 on the lot and $800 on the house." But it appears that not everything said in the newspaper piece about was completely correct. The following is a correction: St. Catharines Standard, March 24, 1913, p. 2 "The item in Thursdays paper regarding the old landmark on Chestnut street, which is being removed to make room for a new house, was incorrect in some respects. It was not built by Mr. C. B. Thompson, though he lived in it for many years prior to his death, which took place 25 years ago. The Standard is informed that no spiritualistic seances were ever held there. Mr. Thompson had his peculiarities, but nevertheless was highly esteemed by the citizens of that day." Note that Chestnut Street is Carlisle Street as of 1961. The 1913 fire insurance map below shows the house located on teh right side of Chestnus Street - today, Carlisle Street. See the upper left quadrant. Left click on the image below for a larger version.

Sources: Dennis Gannon. Ellen Puerzer. Anthony Percival, Registrar and Acting Curator of Collections, St. Catharines Museum. Entered: June, 2008. Updated: June, 2010 City of Georgina. Georgina, Octagon house. Located on 126 Duclos Point Road. Built in 1888 by James Turner, using bricks from Edward Arnold's Brickyard, located a mile away. The orginal ower was Richard Cronsberry - known locally as "round house Dick" - who emigrated from Ireland in 1848.. Current status unknown. It was in very good condition in 1970, but today it appears the grounds are overgrown. The owner was Roy Cronsberry in 1970. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Melissa D. Matt, Archvies Coordinator, and Georgina Heritage Committee. Entered: August, 2009. Updated: May, 2010 Updated: June, 2010 City of Guelph. Guelph, Octagon house. Possibly built in 1855 by farmer and sheriff John MacDonald, or William Groth, who lived there from 1894 to 1920. Located at 136B Arthur Street North. Now gone. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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The items above are from August 22, 1967. The newspaper piece is from the Guelph Mercury. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Guelph Public Library Archives. Photo Source: The photograph appears courtesy of the Guelph Public Library Archives, Octagon house in Guelph has line with early days, 1967 ( F45-0-4-0-0-141). From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: June, 2010. City of Granton. Granton. Octagon house. Built in 1872 by Albert Beatson, a local pioneer. Single story. Grout walls on the main structure. The first floor contains three bedrooms and a living room. The basement contains the kitchen, and more bedrooms. Only one room is square. Photograph Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Candace Iron Consulting Architectural Historian. Ontario Heritage Trust. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: January, 2009. City of Hawkesbury. Hawkesbury. Octagon house. Built 1860-1870. Exterior appears to be stone, or cement scored to resemble stone. The mansard roof was added later to allow for attic rooms. Brick core walls are faced with stucco. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Candace Iron Consulting Architectural Historian. Ontario Heritage Trust. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: May, 2010. City of Keswick. Keswick. Octagon house. Torn down in the early 1960s. This was supposedly a 2 storey structure with a "regular" house adjoining out the back. This addition was smaller than the octagonal portion.The house sat at the south-west corner of Mac Avenue & Queensway, where the Queensway Cleaners plaza is today. One local recalls that the house had the look of a lighthouse. It was clad in grey or silver aluminium. The house belonged to Harold MacAteer. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: Melissa D. Matt Archives Coordinator,Georgina Pioneer Village & Archives. "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Ellen Puerzer. Entered: June, 2010. Kingsville Kingsville Sometimes referred to a Kingsholme. Octagon house. Built in 1859 according to some accounts, but no references back this up. One James King lived in a two story, brick house in 1861, and he had the only brick house in town. It's plausible this is the house. Additions, including two wings, were begun in 1881, and finished in 1882. James King's grandson, George C. King, commissioned more changes in 1923, and these were completed in 1924. Walter Gardner built an ornate stone fence around the house. Locted at 101 Mill Street West, Kingsville. The guest wing is a B&B, called Kingswood Inn. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

The photograph at the right, above, is from the Kingsville Reporter, November 23, 1899. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Veronica Brown, historian. Entered June, 2010. City of Lambeth. Lambeth. Octagon house. Built about 1848 by Dr. Joseph Alexander. Destroyed by fire.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Entered: June, 2010. City of Leskard. Leskard. Octagon house. Old Durham County 1 - storey frame cottage on a stone foundation - stucco exterior. Not attic, no lantern. Originally owned by John Kivell. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: June, 2010. City of Lifford. Lifford. Octagon house. Built in 1872. Located on the south side of Lifford Line. Built of solid mortar. The walls are two feet thick. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Lindsay Branch Library. Entered: June, 2010. City of Lindsay. Lindsay. Octagon house. Built in 1872 - some say probably 1854-56 - by T.J.Brooke, who was Victoria's first professional architect. Located at 32 Peel Street. The house was bought by the well-known Lindsay merchant Thomas Keenan. The house originally had a ground level porch, and an octagonal belvedere, both of which are now gone. The house itself was demolished in 1981. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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The first newspaper piece above, including the caption, is from January 14, 1981. The second newspaper piece is from the Daily Post, January 10, 1981. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Lindsay Branch Library. Entered: June, 2010. London London Octagon house. Built 1866 by Dr. Joseph Lancaster, who built another octagon house in Lamberth in 1848. A three-story, brick house, located at 336 Dundas Street. The basement contained an office, waiting room, storeroom, and coal furnace. The First floor contained a drawing room, dining room, kitchen, and main bedroom. The second floor had a large guest room and three other bedrooms. A circular staircase connected all the floors. Sometime after Dr. Lancaster died, and addition was built on the front of the house. An 1892 fire map, shown below, indicates that the house was no longer a private residence, but was known as the Gustin House Hotel. A wooden, rectangular structure had been added to the original brick octagon house. A 1917 map shows that it was then an apartment house. A 1958 insurance plan shows a building at 366 Dundas Street with quite a different footprint. Just when the octagon house was demolished is not known at this time. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. The photograph is courtesy Ivey Family London Room, at the London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada. Entered June, 2010. Village of Lowville. Lowville. Octagon house. The Thomas Pickett Octagonal House. Built in the 1850s for Thomas Pickett, using Fowler's method of rubble construction. Located at 6103 Guelph Line. It's said that one large pine tree supplied the wood for all the doors and floors. Single story. Cupola. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Source: Alana Mullaly Entered: January, 2009. Updated: April, 2009. City of Malton Malton. Octagon house. Built possibly by George Blane ca. 1855-1860. George Blain in the 1871 Census of Canada lived at Lot 13, Concession 6, East of Hurontario Street, and north of the village of Malton. In reseaching Lot 13, Concession 6 in the land records on microfilm of Toronto Township. In January 1851 Margaret Blain, wife

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of George Blain, purchased the property, known as "Industry", Lot 13 Conc 6, from Thomas Burgess et al, for the sum of 5 shillings. In December 1863 George Blain and his wife took out a mortgage on the property for $4000.00 from James C. Aikens et al. It is possible that such a sum might well have been used to build a house, but there's no way to tell this from the land records. In December 1868 George and Margaret Blain sold the entire property to Samuel Moore for the sum of $10,500 and in February 1869 discharged the mortgage of $4000 owed to James Akins et al. It appears that George Blain remained as a tenant on the property, at least until the 1871 census. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Dorothy Kew, Local History Librarian Mississauga Library System The book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: June, 2010. City of Manitoulin Island. Little Current. Octagon house. Fowler period. Unique turreted cupola. Located at Blake Street and Walcott Avenue. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Michael, who supplied the photograph. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: February, 2010. Updated: June, 2010

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City of Millbrook. Millbrook. Octagon house. Built in 1864. Two story with encircling porch. filial on roof. Left click on the image below for a larger version.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Lindsay Library. Entered: June, 2010. Updated: November, 2010 City of Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant. Octagon school house. Two story. Cupola, or bell tower. Eight large gables. Left click on the image below for a larger version.

Entered: January, 2009. Mount Pleasant. Octagon house. Two story. Cupola. Eight large gables. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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The image on the top row, left was probably taken about 1950. That in the top, right about 2008. Photograph Large version -168 Kbytes Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Dale Travis. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: April, 2009. Updated: May, 2010 Updated: June, 2010 City of Mountain View. Mountain View. Octagon house. Large house with stone walls. Cupola removed. On concession 3 of Ameliasburg. It is also referred to as the Anderson house; stone walls that are stuccoed over, no lantern, assymmetrical plan with one square room. Veranda has been removed. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: June, 2010. City of Port Sandfield. Port Sandfield. Octagon house. Killicrankie Cottage - Lake Joseph. Built in 1886 as a family cottage for William and Grace MacKenzie, of Toronto. Two story. Porch on at least three sides. Burned in 1999. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Source: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: January, 2009. Updated February, 2010 Updated: June, 2010 City of New Brunswick. New Brunswick. Octagon house. Built about 1864 by Stephen S. Smith. Two story. Photograph Entered: January, 2009. City of Oshawa. City of Oakwood. Oakwood. Octagon house. Nothin else known. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Entered: June, 2010. City of Norval. Norval. Near Noval, in Halton Hills. Octagon house. Brick with addition. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Entered: June, 2010. Oshawa. Octagon house. Built in 1870 by Thomas Kirkland. Located at 34 Lloyd Street. Gone as of year 2010, and the property is being used as a parking lot. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Tara Lember, M.A., Archivist. Oshawa Community Museum & Archives. Sonya Jones, Curatorial Assistant/Curator of the Thomas Bouchley Collection. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa. Entered: May, 2010. Updated: June, 2010 City of Peterborough. Peterborough. Octagon house. Built by William Lee for his brother John. Made of one inch thick, wide planks. And one time a varandah and balcony ran around the house. There were five rooms on the first floor, and four on the second floor. Large cupola. The house was destroyed in 1962. Photograph

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Entered: January, 2009. City of Tollendale. Tollendale. Octagon house. Demolished in the 1960s. The back of an old photograph says "William Mitchell home on Lover's Creek, Kempenfelt Bay, Lake Simcoe. 8 sided house, all rooms square. Tollendale." Mitchell was born April 16, 1870, and died April 27, 1927. Mitchell owned the house at the time the information was written, but did not build the house. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

The photograph above is circa 1910. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Chris MacBain, Simcoe County Archives, Reference Services Coordinator. Entered: June, 2010. Updated: July, 2010 Bruce County. Southampton (Saugeen Shores). Irregular octagon house. Built in 1910 by or for Henry Ankenmann, a furnature maker. Located at 65 Chantry View Drive, on a beach. Three levels, six bedrooms. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Robin Hilborn, Southampton, Onterio Historian. Entered: Julay, 2010.

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Essex County Kingsville. Octagon house. Built in 1856 by Col. James King, founder of Kingsville. Two wings added later. Now a bed and breakfast. Photograph Sources: R. Kline. Ellen Puerzer. Candace Iron Consulting Architectural Historian. Ontario Heritage Trust. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: June, 2001. Updated: May, 2010 Windsor. Octagon house. The LaFontain house. Built in 1875. Now gone. Three story. Mansard roof. Red brick. Located at 395 Pitt Street, at the corner of Mercer. Had an elliptical hall and stair. During a restoration effort it burned, and was then demolished. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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The image above, top row, right, is from an 1878 panorama map. The photograph in the middle row, left, was taken in 1950. The photograph in the middle row, right, was taken in about 1970. The Windsor Community Museum supplies the following information: Windsor Ontario La Fontaine House; Pitt St E and Mercer b. 1875 so the mansard roof is probably original; shown in 1950s as a buff colored brick home. Note original polychrome roof. The History: The following Analysis form, Feb. 1978, from the Windsor Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee says the following: Location: 395 Pitt St E (at Mercer) Architect: unknown - attributed to an anonymous builder in New York City Builder: James K. Webster (a tailor financed in large part by Edward LaFountaine, bro. Of Leopold) Present owner: Ellarene LaFontaine (Mrs. Joffre LaFontaine)

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Completed: c. 1875 Architectural description and Evaluation: The house consists of 3 stories above ground, one below. It is of buff brick. The seventeen rooms (9 bedrooms) are contained within the 6-cornered structure. It is Victorian in design, with the main entrance facing the corner of the intersection of Pitt and Mercer Streets. The roof is mansard with some original metal shingles. The wooden cornice on the second storey is very elaborate with an exaggerated overhang. Dormer windows illuminate the third floor. The overall effect is one of elegance and concern about architectural detail. Historical significance: The LaFontaine family figures prominently in Windsor's history. Edward, the person who financed the house construction (which was presumably built by James K. Webster), had seen a house in New York City, and it inspired the design of the Windsor mansion. Edward never saw the house. He died in 1881. Following Webster's bankruptcy the house became a rooming house run by Mrs. Lyons for Edward's widow who resided in Toronto. Leopold came to Windsor c. 1900 from Guelph where he and his brother operated a fur business. He opened The Lafontaine Fur Co. Ltd in Windsor in 1903. He bought out his two brothers and, later, his mother who lived in Windsor with him in the house. Leopold LaFontaine is considered to be one of Windsor's more colorful characters, having made a fortune, lost it, regained his equilibrium, and delved into a variety of interested activities, from taxidermy, to construction, to gambling of one sort or another. He died in 1947 at the age of 65. Joffre La Fontaine, named after a French military figure, continued in his father's fur business until recent years when ill health necessitated his retirement. He died on February 23, 1978, the last of the three generations of the family to be identified with the old mansion. Present condition: The basic above-ground structure appears sound, although the wood trim (i.e. porches, moldings, sills, etc.) is in a very poor state of preservation. Some question has been raised about the condition of the basement and foundation. In spite of a fire in the commercial block next door to the house a few years ago, the west face is in reasonably good condition. Some damage to the roof is evident. It appears that no effort has been made to repair or restore any part of the exterior.

Sources: Scott Weir. Ellen Puerzer. Heather E. Colautti, Registrar, Windsor's Community Museum. John R. Calhoun, Heritage Planner, City of Windsor. Entered: December, 2003. Updated: June, 2010 Leeds County Morton. Northeast of Kingston. Octagon brick schoolhouse. Later a residence. Built in 1855-1857 by George Morton, owner of the local mill. Locally knows at "the pimple," because it was on the top of a hill. Presenty in a state of neglect. Each wall about 25 feet. Has been used as a residence, but the school blackboard is still in place. Historian Ken Watson provides the following: "The brick octagonal schoolhouse (nicknamed the Pimple since it is set up on a hill) was built between about 185253 for the model village of Morton, established by George Morton a businessman in Brockville. There were falls in Morton and excellent sites for mills. Morton more or less, ran the village for about 25 years before he went bankrupt and established a new settlement in Manitoba. He was sometimes called the "cheese king" since he pioneered true dairy farming and cheddar cheese production in this area. Why the school was built the way it was is a total mystery. I do know that octagonal buildings were in fashion in the 1850s. It was used in the village until about 1900 when a larger brick school was built. After 1900, it became a private residence although it was last lived in around 1980. (Morton also built a store and several tenant houses in the village around 1852 all from brick from his newly opened brickyard.) It was in use from that time to about 1900. In 1908 it was sold to a private owner and became a residence. It was abandoned when the last owner died in 1982 - although a new owner restored the roof in the late 1990s."

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The 1997 images above shows restoration work in progress.

Sources: owner Keith Sly. Ellen Puerzer. Ken Watson, historian. Sue Warren provides the photograph, from her book, "Hub of the Rideau." Entered: June, 2001. Updated: July, 2007. Updated: May, 2010 Norfolk county Port Rowan. Octagon school. Cherry Valley School. Built in 1866. Single story. Brick. Now a museum. Admission. Photograph

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Large version Sources: Dale J. Travis. Ellen Puerzer. Beverley Slater, Norfolk County Public Library. Entered: July, 2007. Updated: May, 2010 Simcoe Queensway East. Octagon house. Originally owned by the Counter family. Robin Dickson provides the following information: The octagonal house, made of brick, was built on Concession 14, Lot 1 of Townsend Township. It was built around 1850 and owned by Peter O'Carr. The octagonal house was built on, what became known as O'Carrs Hill. The story goes that Mr. O'Carr was on his way to church one December morning when his horse became frightened and Mr. O'Carr was thrown from his cutter and killed.

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It is noted in one account, that the structure is similar to the octagonal house built in Mt. Pleasant, Brant County. The house in Brant County had a much more ornate roof. It appears on censuses that his wife lived there until 1880, when she passed away, but her daughter Susanna and her husband George Forrest Counter, were there from mid 1860s until the land was sold in 1901. George was a very successful Jeweller, having a business on Norfolk Street in Simcoe. It was noted in Mr. Counters obit that "He was longer in business here than any other man in Simcoe". George and Susanna then moved into the Town of Simcoe and resided at the corners of Talbot and Chapel streets. Both George and Susanna passed away in 1915. Unfortunately, we do not have any photographs of the O'Carr/Counter house in our collection, but on the 1856 Tremaine's map of Norfolk County, there is an illustration. Norfolk Ontario (Simcoe near Queensway.) the Counter home.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Eva Brook Donly Museum & Archives. Entered June, 2010. Simcoe a.k.a. Norfolk. Octagon house. Left click on the image below for larger version.

Source: Ellen Puerzer. Entered June, 2010. Northumberland county East of Colborne, Located on Parliament Street. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. John Rempel, "Building with Wood." Entered: June, 2010. Port Hope. Octagon house. Paul Wilson, the current owner, relates the following information about the house: "Port Hope is in the Province of Ontario in Canada. Port Hope is 65 miles east of Toronto and is situated on Lake Ontario. The town was first established in 1793. The Ganaraska river flows through the town and contributed to many businesses being established in the early years. The town had quite a number of distilleries and produced substantial quintiles of whiskey. Molson Breweries - one of our national breweries started out in Port Hope. Ontario contains the great lakes which border on a number of states - Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania. It's proximity to New York state which is where Fowler was based probably contributed to the building of a number of homes in the province. Our house was built by William Barrett in 1856. Mr. Barrett owned one or two mills on the river which was located adjacent to the property he owned. In addition to the mills and octagonal home, he also constructed a number of row houses for his employees. The house passed from the Barrett family to two generations of the Passy family who owned the house until 1970 when Mr. Passy died. In 1970, the house was acquired by a Harry McLeod who owned it for about a year an a half and sold it as it required substantial cleanup and restoration. We acquired the property in 1972, as a result of relocating to the area with a company who moved from Toronto. We have spent considerable time and money in re-establishing the property and house. The only modification to the house I am aware of was to the roof in the early 1900's. The original roof was flat and was used as a deck or patio by the owners. Access was by way of a circular staircase to the cupola and through a door to the roof. As a result of weather conditions, the flat roof began to leak and a pitched roof was added. The addition certainly did not take away from the look of the house and in fact may have improved it. The use of the rooms has changed over the years but the attributes have not been modified." William Barrett was enthusiastic about octagons, and was responsible for two octagon schools being built in the

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1850s. The west one, on Little Hope Street, was torn down in 1873. The east one burned down in 1857. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

The photo in the top row, left, is from the 1960s. Left click on the images below for larger versions. History.

Sources: Paul Wilson, the current owner. Ellen Puerzer. Cecelia Nasmith, Northumberland Today, June 3, 2010. Entered July, 2003. Updated June, 2006. Updated: May, 2010 Updated: June, 2010 Port Hope Hexagon house. Built c. 1855 by John P. Marshall, the original owner. Located at 45 Bruton Street. The Port Hope Archives supplies the following information: Port Hope Hexagon House b. 1855 "Architectural Description: Port Hope's only example of a one-storey brick hexagonal house is constructed of brick laid in the stretcher bond pattern... Each flat portion of the six-sided

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structure contains either a door or window opening. The opposite can be seen at The Octagon where the windows are located on the four corners of the building. The corners of 45 Bruton Street are interesting. Each is treated with brickwork to give the appearance of a flat-faced buttress or pilaster... The windows also conform to the overall hexagonal shape... The house is low and hugs the ground. It is situated well back from the street in a small depression." (p. 168) Port Hope Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) entitled "From Georgian to Vernacular - Port Hope: An Architectural & Historical Inventory" published in 2007.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Erin Walsh, Archivist, Port Hope Archives. Lori Stephenson-Brittain, Local History and Reference Technician PHPL. The book "From Georgian to Vernacular - Port Hope: an Agricultural & Historical Inventory," 2007. Port Hope Branch of the Agricultural Conservancy of Ontario. Entered June, 2010. Port Hope Octagon schoolhouse. Built in the early 1850s by William Barrett and others. Locatate on Little Hope Street. Torn down in 1873. Source: Ellen Puerzer. Entered June, 2010. Port Hope Octagon schoolhouse. Built in the early 1850s by William Barrett and others. Locatate in the east side of town. Burned in 1857. Source: Ellen Puerzer. Entered June, 2010. Oxford County. Ingersoll. Also know by Clark's Corners, which is now part of Ingersoll. Octagon house. Single story. Large cupola. Built circa 1854, of cement, by Rev. William C. Beardsall. The cupola was Mr. Beardsall's private den. According to Judy Crane, this is the only other octagon house in in Oxford County. There is a smaller octagon structure on top of the house. Rev. Beardsall was a member of the Regular Baptist Church and the first Clerk of the

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Grand River Association South. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Edgar Wright, Judy Crane, and "The Axe and the Wheel - A History of West Oxford Township," by West Oxford Women's Institute Committee. Vicki, Library Technicin, Ingersoll Library. Entered: January, 2009. Updated: June, 2010 Otterville. Octagon house. Woodlawn. Built in 1861. Single story. Moved from Milldale and restored. Tours available. History and rennovation efforts. Photograph - front view. Floor plan. Photograph Large version. There is also a gazebo on the property. Whether it is the same age as the house is unclear. Source: Edgar Wright. Entered June, 2001. Updated April, 2006. Updated July, 2007. Peel County. Brampton. Octagon house. Located at 8280 Heritage Road. The foundation suggests it was built pre-1900, but this is a guess. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Source: Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: February, 2010. Updated: June, 2010 Brampton. Octagon house. Built in 1880. Located at 227 Main Street. Alleged to have been designed by William Bird, given his involvement with the house in Brampton at 8280 Heritage Road. In year 2010, the back three sides have been squared off. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Antonietta Minichillo. Brian Gilchrist, reference archivist, Region of Peel Archives. Entered: May, 2010. Caledon, Octagon house. The Linn octagon house. Built in 1875-1879. Located at 1 Bartley Drive. The foundation is cobblestone and the upper walls are stucco. A long addition was built for commercial purposes, but is now a

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bedroom. Most of the windows on the first floor have now been modified, as one can see in the photographs below. Two have been turned in to sliding doors. How much more has been modified is unclear. There was possibly a widow's walk or cupla at one time, and almost certainly a porch was included on the original house. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

The photograph in the top row, left, above, is from 1978. The other three are 1988. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Sally Drummond and the Heritage Resource Office. Entered: June, 2010. Prince Edward County Picton. Octagon house. Appears to have been built around 1860. No cupola. Stucco exterior. Porch on three sides. "Picton Ontario . 16 Main St. Octagon house. built around 1860. No cupola. Stucco exterior. Porch on three sides. One side holds a bay windo with cresting. Also octagonal center chimney. Prince Edward Cnty. From the book Rempel, John. Building with Wood. One of 2 built in Picton. Photo top pre 1970. In Picton. Octagon house, 2story with single-pane sash windows and a veranda that sweeps around three sides of the building on the street level. The finish is white stucco and the roof is a pleasing contrast in black. A lacquered cottage-style door in natural wood with side lights is the only ornament. A central fireplace is suggested by the octagonal shaped chimney in the center of the house." Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: James Godsmark. Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: September, 2006. Updated: May, 2010 Updated: June, 2010 Picton. Octagon house. Built in 1862. Located at 51 King Street. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Ted Ray. Entered: June, 2010. Prince Edward County Ameliasburg. Octagon house. Two story. CUpola. Porch on at least three sides. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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The photo above, left, was probably taken in the 1950s. Sources: "More About Octagons," Carl F. Schmidt. Candace Iron Consulting Architectural Historian. Ontario Heritage Trust. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: March, 2003. Updated: June, 2010 City of Sackville. Sackville. Octagon house. Built in 1855, by Captain George Anderson, shipbuilder and marner. Later sold to Captain Titus Anerson, his father. Single story. No cupola. Now houses the Sackville Information Center and Craft Gallery. The house remained in the Anderson family until 1901 when Thomas Rheese Anderson sold the property to Horatio Richardson. The Octagonal House was used by Enterprise Foundry Co. Ltd for many years to store patterns for the manufacture of stoves and the company kept the property in good condition and was purchased by the Town of Sackville, moved and restored before being officially reopened in June 1989 as the Sackville Visitor Information Centre. The Town of Sackville placed a heritage marker on the building in 1999. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

Sources: Robert Kline. Ellen Puerzer. Entered: November, 2003. Updated: June, 2010 City of Vaughan. Vaughan. Also said to be in Maple. Octagon house. The Jacob Rupert house. Built around 1865. Locally called the Round House. Located at 2600 Major Mackenzie Drive. Plans show many alterations over the years. Now a duplex. Constructions costs were around $3,000, and lumber from the property on which the house rests was used.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Lauren Archer, Vaughan Cultural Heritage Co-ordinator. Rich Corbett. Entered: June, 2001. Updated: January, 2009. Updated: June, 2010

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City of Westport. Westport. Octagon house. Contemporary. On the Upper Rideau Lake, with a spectacular view. Source: Wayne Maddick Entered: May, 2002. Regional Municipality of Niagra Niagara Falls. Octagon house. Apparently built by James Parker, a carpenter by trade, in 1906. Located at 5783 Summer Street. Two story. Cupola. Porch on one side. In the family until 1989. Photograph

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Source: Dennis Gannon. Ellen Puerzer. Entered: July, 2008. Updated: June, 2009. Updated: May, 2010 Niagara Falls Octagon house. Built in 1889 by Solomin Miller and George Burger (masonary). Located at 3878 Baker Road. Still exists, and is in excellent condition. Over the years many changes have been made, many in the way of modernization. But the house still maintains the basic look on the outside that it had about 100 years ago. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Peggy Boyle, Assistant Planner, City of Niagara Falls. Entered June, 2010. Updated: July, 2010 Renfrew County Calabogie. Octagon house. Built in 1875 as an office. Located at 15 Octagon Lane. Single story. No cupola. Tongue and groove ceiling now. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

The photograph at the left, above, is from 1964. Sources: R. Kline. Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: August, 2007. Updated: June, 2010 Cobden, Octagon house. Built in 1902. Located 19871 Ontario Highway 17, between Cobden and Pembroke, in Westmeath Township. Still standing in year 2010. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: Ellen Puerzer. Clare Stoppa, Ross Museum. Becky Loan. The photograph is from "Refrew County, People and Places," by Carol Bennett (McCuaig). Claire Stoppa, Ross Museum. Entered: June, 2010. Updated: July, 2010 City of Colborne. East of Colborne, Located on Parliament Street. Sources: Ellen Puerzer. John Rempel, "Building with Wood." Entered: June, 2010. York County Richmon Hill. Octagon cemetery vault. Built in 1863. Recently used during a funeral home renovation. Design by local architect Thomas Harris, and built for $368, the vault is constructed of white brick, on a granite floor. While generally in good condition, the structure has probably been altered somewhat since it was built. The orignal door, and the tin roof mentioned in an old letter, have both been replaced. A web site provides detailed information about the history of the structure. Front view. Closer view of the front. Closeup of front. Side view. Source: Eric Gault Entered: June, 2002. Toronto, Octagon house. Leaside. Built in 1841, by William Lea. Located near the present site of Leaside Memorial Gardens. Included joist sockets for a porch, which was never built. Burned in 1915. Left click on the images below for larger versions.

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Sources: R. Kline. Ellen Puerzer. From the book "Building with Wood," by John Rempel, published in 1967. Entered: November, 2003. Updated: June, 2010

QUEBEC
Temiscamingue County. Village of Guerin. Octagon house. Built in 1910 by carpenter Merhuld De la Chevrotiere for his own residence. One of the first buildings in the village. Wood, two stories, with the original French casement windows. Source: Paul Trepanier Entered: June, 2001.

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