Octagon Hotel

The Octagon Hotel, built as the Nassau House by Luther Jackson in 1851, was a pre-eminent political and social meeting space in Oyster Bay, New York. This eight-sided building is also believed to be among only a few like it on Long Island and perhaps the only octagon-shaped hotel in the United States.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raynham Hall Museum and Seely/Wright House.

Raynham Hall Museum

Museum

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Raynham Hall is in Oyster Bay, New York. Home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George Washington's Culper Ring of spies, the house was renamed Raynham Hall after the Townsend seat in Norfolk, England, in 1850 by a grandson of the original owner. Raynham Hall Museum is situated 480 feet east of Octagon Hotel.

Seely/Wright House

Historic building

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The Seely/Wright House is a historic house on West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. The house was built in 1830 by Dr. Ebeneezer Seely who married Phebe Townsend in 1808. Seely/Wright House is situated 400 feet east of Octagon Hotel.

Earle-Wightman House

Museum

This house was originally built on South Street in Oyster Bay, New York, around 1720, as a small one-room dwelling. During the 19th century two successive Baptist ministers made their home here. Earle-Wightman House is situated 950 feet southeast of Octagon Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oyster Bay Cove and Mill Neck.

Oyster Bay Cove

Village

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Oyster Bay Cove is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Oyster Bay area, which is anchored by Oyster Bay.

Mill Neck

Village

Mill Neck is a village in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 1,054 at the time of the 2020 census. Mill Neck is situated 1½ miles northwest of Octagon Hotel.

Cove Neck

Hamlet

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Cove Neck is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. As of the 2020 census, Cove Neck had a population of 293. Cove Neck is situated 1½ miles northeast of Octagon Hotel.

Octagon Hotel

Type: Historic building
Also known as: “Acker Nassau House” and “Nassau House”
Categories: hotel, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.87208° or 40° 52′ 20″ north

Longitude

-73.53329° or 73° 31′ 60″ west

Open location code

87G8VFC8+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 565965759

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q7076707

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In Other Languages

“Octagon Hotel” goes by many names.

French: “Octagon Hotel”

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