Shute Octagon House | |
![]() Shute Octagon House, October 2009 | |
Interactive map showing the location of Shute Octagon House | |
Location | McGuire School Rd., Duanesburg, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°46′28″N 74°13′10″W / 42.77444°N 74.21944°W |
Area | 41.6 acres (16.8 ha) |
Built | 1855 |
Architect | Jones, Alexander Delos (Boss) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Octagon Mode |
MPS | Duanesburg MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84003276 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 11, 1984 |
The Shute Octagon House is a historic octagon house located on McGuire School Road in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1855 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a 2-story, clapboard-sided farmhouse with a 1+1⁄2-story wing in the Greek Revival style. It features innovative stacked plank construction, a low-pitched polygonal roof surmounted by a widow's walk, a full entablature circling the structure. A 1-story porch with porte cochere was added about 1906. Also on the property are four contributing barns, a shed, and a smokehouse. [2]
The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. [3] The property was also-covered in a study of Boss Jones TR [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
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