An unusual octagon-shaped bed-and-breakfast in Oakland, built in 1850, has long thrived not only on tourism but on winter trade by visiting professors. Henry H. Wildes Jr. and Sharon M. Wildes sold ...

When Orson Squire Fowler wrote his book, “Home for All, or A New, Cheap, Convenient, and Superior Mode of Building” in 1848, he argued that octagon-shaped houses were not only healthier, but also ...

The craze for octagonal living was a relatively brief one, but in the mid 19th century eight-sided houses popped up in small towns across the country. This Oneida county example is a fetching one, ...