An Octagon House

ID: 3273
This file appears in: Octagon Hall

Although octagon shaped homes were not all that common, they were constructed in various locations in the mid-nineteenth century. This home was built in Lauren, South Carolina.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress

This file appears in: Octagon Hall

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #503 in Simpson County notes the unique architecture of Octagon Hall, an eight-sided home built in the mid-nineteenth century. Regardless of era, wealth has always had its…