Rich-Twinn Octagon House
The Rich-Twinn Octagon House built in 1849 is an historic octagonal house located at 145 Main Street in Akron, New York. It is one of three known octagon houses in Erie County, New York and was "meticulously restored" prior to its 1994 nomination to the National Register.Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Octagon House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akron Airport.
Akron Airport
Aerodrome
Akron Airport is a privately owned, public airport in Erie County, New York, a mile east of Akron, a village in the Town of Newstead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akron and Murrays Corner.
Akron
Village
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Akron is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Akron had a population of 2,888. The name derives from the Greek word ἄκρον signifying a summit or high point.
Murrays Corner
Hamlet
Murrays Corner is a hamlet in the town of Newstead in Erie County, New York, United States. Murrays Corner is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rich-Twinn Octagon House.
Pembroke
Village
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pembroke is a town in Genesee County, Western New York, United States. The population was 4,292 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a town in west Wales. Pembroke lies on the west border of Genesee County, west of Batavia. Pembroke is situated 3½ miles southeast of Rich-Twinn Octagon House.
Rich-Twinn Octagon House
- Categories: historic house, building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Newstead, Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.01984° or 43° 1′ 11″ northLongitude
-78.49535° or 78° 29′ 43″ westInception
1849Open location code
87M32G93+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 527812878OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7323153
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