VERMONT

Caledonia County.

• St. Johnsbury. Octagon house. ( Note: this was originally thought to be a hexagon house, but current descriptions by distant relatives of the original owner suggest it was an octagon. Sadly, no pictures have surfaced at this time, so the issue remains somewhat unresolved. ) Built by Marcellus Collins Sheldon. Occupied as late as the mid-1960's. Central open core, with staircase, two balconies above the main floor.
  
  Bruce Kinney, a relative of Marcellus Collins Sheldon, who lived St. Johnsbury from 1818 to 1895, apparently owned, and possibly built the house. Collins was a wealthy painter. The house was described by Bruce Kinney's grandfather as having two storyies, and an interior balcony that led off into rooms all around an open center.
  
  Source: Bruce H. Kinney, a relative of the original owner.
  Entered: June, 2001.
• St. Johnsbury. Octagon house. The Luke Buzzell house. Located on Pleasant Street. Early records show the house and barn were built between 1858 and 1875. The octagon was built between 1875 and 1884. An 1884 map shows the house and other buildings, and gives the impression it was on Emmerson Street, but it was in fact on Pleasant Street. All of the buildings were razed or burned between 1884 and 1943.
  
  Source: Phil Somers supplied most of the information.
  Entered: March, 2008.
• St. Johnsbury. Octagon house. The Porter-Kellog house. Located at 281 Mt. Pleasant Street - renumbered from 34 Mt. Pleasant St.. A segment of an 1884 map of St. Johnsbury shows the structure at the upper left part of the image. A second map shows the context of the first map. The house is located at number 3 on the map.
  
  After the lot was purchased from the E.T. Fairbanks Scale Co in 1872, the house was built in 1882 by the Savage family and owned for 10 years. It was then owned for 10 years by the Hudson family, followed by the Porter family for 64 years, and finally the Kellogg family for 42 years ( as of 2008 ).
  
  Front view.
  
  Side view.
  
  Photograph, perhaps taken in the 1950s.
  
  Source: Phil Somers supplied most of the information.
  Entered: March, 2008.
• St. Johnsbury. Windhorse commons. Octagon house. Built 1854 by George A. Merrill. Located at 56 Eastern Street. Two stories, cupola. Italianate revival style. Recently restored. 802-748-2400 for information. A segment of an 1884 map of St. Johnsbury shows the house at the center of the image, and the carriage house and barn to the left of the house.
  
  An 1858 map shows the location of the house.
  
  Photograph.
  
  The photograph below is undated.
  
  Photograph.
  
  As the images below show, the Merrill house was apparently long used as a medical and funeral establishment, starting in about 1877. So the house was used as a residence from about 1854 to 1877.
  
  Photograph.
  
  Photograph.
  
  Source: R. Kline. Bill Sweeney and Phil Somers provided photographs.
  Entered: February, 2002.
  Updated: March, 2004.
  Updated: March, 2008.
• St. Johnsbury. Windhorse commons. "The Annex." Octagon commercial building. Built 1904. Two stories, cupola. Originally a doctor's office. In the 1930s it was converted into a chapel and funeral home. 802-748-2400 for information.
  
  Photograph.
  
  Source: R. Kline
  Entered: February, 2002.
  Updated: March, 2004.
• St. Johnsbury. Windhorse commons. Octagon carriagehouse. Perhaps built in 1854. Single story, cupola. Italianate revival style. Recently updated, with a porch on three sides, and has been restored. 802-748-2400 for information.
  
  Photograph.
  
  Source: R. Kline
  Entered: February, 2002.
  Updated: March, 2004.
• Wheelock. Hexagon house. Built in 1991, by the owners. Logs were obtained locally, and cut into boards using a bandsaw mill. The house is two story, and also has a full basement. Each side is 18 feet long, for a floor area of about 2,500 square feet, including the basement. The 49.5 foot chimney was hired out. The house uses a wood fired boiler for heat, and can be heated with six cords each season. The house is located at 1159 Chesley Hill Road, zip code 05866.
  
  The home's owner, who also is the builder, has provided a complete sequence of photographs of the house showing all of the phases of construction.
  
  Source: Dan R. Martin, owner and builder.
  Entered: November, 2002.

Orange County.

• South of Tunbridge. Octagon house. . Located on Falls Hill Road. Nothing else known.
  Source: Dale Travis.
  Entered: November, 2003.

Rutland County.

• Rutland. Octagon house. Now gone. Located at 10 Woodstock Avenue.
  Source: R. Kline
  Entered: September, 2002.
• Rutland. Octagon house. The Bryant house. Two story.
  
  Photograph, possibly taken in the 1950s.
  
  Source: R. Kline, "More About Octagons," Carl F. Schmidt.
  Entered: September, 2002.

Windham County.

• Brattleboro. Octagon house. Built in or before 1886. Two story. Cupola. Three story octagon tower attached. One other addition. A segment of an 1886 map of Brattleboro shows the house at the center of the image.
  Source: R. Kline
  Entered: August, 2002.
• Brookline. Octagon schoolhouse. Not used as a school after 1948. Later used for office space, and for storage.
  Source: "More About Octagons," Carl Schmidt.
  Entered: October, 2002.
• West Brattleboro. Octagon house. The Chandler-Torry house. Located at 213 Western Avenue.
  Source: R. Kline
  Entered: September, 2002.
• West Brattleboro. Octagon house. Located at 412 Western Avenue.
  Source: R. Kline
  Entered: September, 2002.
• Wilmington. Octagon house. Built in the late 1840s.
  Source: R. Kline
  Entered: September, 2002.
• Wilmington. Octagon house. Built in the late 1840s. One and half story. A large cupola served as a study. Located just south of Vermont.
  Source: "More About Octagons," Carl Schmidt.
  Entered: October, 2002.