Octagon House
House listed as US National Landmark in Columbus, Georgia, US. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Octagon House, also known as May's Folly, is a historic octagon house at 527 1st Avenue in Columbus, Georgia. Built about 1830 and enlarged in 1863, it is claimed by the local historical society to be the nation's only known example of a double-octagon house. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 527 1st Ave., Columbus, GA |
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | Jul 29, 1969 |
| Reference number | 69000049 |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 527 1st Ave., Columbus, GA |
| Coordinates | 32.45597, -84.99354 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · 40 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Bluff Creek 19 mi · R Shaefer Heard Day Use 33 mi · Eagleview Park 34 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000049. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.