MARYLAND

Anne Arundel County.

• Annapolis. Octagon lighthouse building. Thomas Point Shoal Light. Built in 1875.
  Photograph and history.
  Source: Ron Livingston
  Entered: March, 2002
• Annapolis. Hexagon lighthouse building. Greenbury Point Shoal Light. Built in 1891.
  Photograph and history.
  Source: Ron Livingston
  Entered: March, 2002

Baltimore City

• Baltimore. Octagon house. Built in 1885. Located at 1808 Sulgrave Avenue.
  
  

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  Sources: "More About Octagons," Carl Schmidt. Steve Walker, who grew up in the house. Ellen Puerzer. Lis Nilson, Maryland Historical Society.
  Entered: October, 2002
  Updated: October, 2008
  Updated: July, 2010
• Baltimore. Octagon academy. Located on Smith Avenue. It apparently never was a single family dwelling.
  
  Baltimore. 1855 The Mt. Washington Octagon, one of Baltimore's last remaining examples of the style, was built under the direction of the Reverend Elias Heiner of the German Reformed Church and was used until 1861 as the Mt. Washington Female Academy. After the Civil War the college failed and the building was bought by the Sisters of Mercy, who opened Mount St. Agnes College. In 1971, Mt. St. Agnes merged with Loyola College and moved from the Mt. Washington site. U.S.F. & G. recently purchased this property and has upgraded the campus, including restoration of the Octagon.
  
  

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  The photograph in the top row, left, is contemporary, and shows the results of a restoration effort. The other photos are undated. They show various modifications made to the structure over the years.
  
  Sources: Steve Walker. Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered: October, 2008
  Updated September, 2009
  Updated: March, 2010
• Baltimore. Octagon house. Built in 1875. Located at 5924 Smith Avenue. Now a duplex. Many additions.
  
  

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  Sources: Steve Walker. Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered: October, 2008
  Updated: July, 2010
• Baltimore. Octagon house. Built in 1875. Located at 1808 Thornbury Drive. Now a duplex. Many additions.
  
  

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  Source: Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered: July, 2010
• Baltimore. Octagon lighthouse building. Sevenfoot Knoll. Built in 1855. Moved from original location to the Baltimore Harbor. Single story. Cupola containing the light. Screwpile construction.
  Photograph and history.
  Source: Ron Livingston
  Entered: March, 2002
• Glyndon. a.k.a. Reistertown. Octagon house. Woodburn house. Built in 1849-1850. An 1858 deed shows the house was owned by Ann W. Johnson. and Elenor Brewster, Walker family descendents. In 1924 the farm and house were sold to Herman J. Hughes, whose family still owned it in 1976. Located at 3915 Piney Grove Road, west of Butler Road. Two and one-half story, with a basement set in to ground and opening at grade. Restored in 1946.
  
  

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  Sources: "More About Octagons," Carl Schmidt. Ellen Puerzer. Cynthia Mann, Historical Society of Baltimore County. Michael Stevens, Baltimore County Public Library. Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered: October, 2002
  Updated: May, 2009
  Updated: July, 2010
  Updated: December, 2012
• Lutherville. Octagon house. Built in 1856 by Rev. William Heilig, and extensively modified in 1875. Located at 1708 Kurtz Avenue. At some point the house was restored to what is thought to be original condition.
  
  

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  The top left photo was probably takne in the 1950s. Photos showing the Mansard roof are said to be pre-1947, when the house was altered. The other photos are circa 1976.
  
  Sources: N. Stickles, "More About Octagons," Carl F. Schmidt, R. Kline. Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered: May, 2002
  Updated: February, 2005
  Updated: April, 2009
  Updated: July, 2010
  Updated: January, 2013
• North of Towson Octagon house, on the historic Hampton Plantation. Built prior to 1865. Originally a two story slave house. There are plans to rebuilt the house on the historic grounds. Board and battan siding with mullioned windown, one per side. Similar to a house that stands in Kent, NY.
  
  

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  Source: Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered February, 2013.

Calvert County.

• Solomons. Octagon lighthouse building. Drum Point. Built in 1883.
  Photograph.
  Photograph and history.
  
  Source: Ron Livingston
  Entered: March, 2002

Harford County.

• Darlington. Wildfell octagon house. ( Same as Bel Air ) Built in the late 1840s or early 1850s, for a Mrs. Joseph Jewett, by William Hensel. Located at 4429 Conowingo Road. Two story, with a "widows walk" on the top. Purchased by George L. Scott in 1874, and has been in the Scott family for at least five generations.
  
  

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  Sources: Rebecca Pickard. N. Stickles. Photos by Dennis Gannon. Lis Nilson, Maryland Historical Society. Baltimore Newspaper, circa 1940. Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered: June, 2001.
  Updated January, 2010
  Updated: July, 2010
  Updated: January, 2013
  Updated: February, 2013
• Darlington. In year 2012 the P.O. location is Havre de Grace. Hexagon schoolhouse. Built in mid 1830 (some say 1850) of stone. Located at 3736 Green Spring Road.
  
  

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  The photograph on the left, above, was probably taken in the 1950s. The one on the right was taken by E.H.Pickering, August, 1936, for the HABS project..
  
  The owner, Don Horton, gives tours of the school. He can be reached at donhort5@aol.com
  
  Sources: Rebecca Pickard. Ellen Puerzer. HABS project. Don Horton, the current owner.
  Entered: June, 2001.
  Updated January, 2010
  Updated: August, 2012

Prince Georges County.

• Hyattsville. Octagon house. Built in the 1850s. Located at 42nd place and Locust Ave. b.in1853 by a Mr. Swain. Razed in 1955. Notice on photo below an octagonal gazebo to right of the home. This octagon 3 story house stood east of the railroad tracks and although built by Swain was home to a druggist Henry T Scott. Entry hall opened into 2 main rooms and contained the staircase. An addition was added at some point to accommodate larger families.
  
  

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  There is nothing in the photographs above to aid in suggesting when they were taken.
  
  Source: Ellen Puerzer.
  Entered: October, 2009
  Updated: July, 2010
• Hyattsville. Octagon schoolhouse. Built in the 1850s.
  Source: "More About Octagons," Carl Schmidt.
  Entered: October, 2002

Queen Anne's County.

• Kent Island. Hexagon lighthouse building. Love Point Light. Light. Built in 1872. Single story. Wood, screwpile construction. Cupola holds light.
  Photograph and history.
  Source: Ron Livingston
  Entered: March, 2002

Talbot County.

• Near St. Michaels. Octagon lighthouse building. Hooper Straight Light. Built in 1879. Single story. Wood, screwpile construction. Cupola holds light. Now a museum, open to the public.
  
  Photograph.
  
  Sources: Ron Livingston and R. Kline
  Entered: March, 2002
  Updated: April, 2005