Octagon House, Gilbert Longfellow, Architect c.1893

            Originally located on San Pasqual Avenue in Pasadena; relocated to 1917 Allen Street, Pasadena in 1917, the Octagon House was designed by Gilbert Longfellow and moved to Heritage Square in 1986. It one of two 8-sided houses remaining in California and the only one in Southern California. Octagonal house design was briefly in fashion in the 19th century. The site was declared a Historic-Cultural Monument in 1989 (No. 413).
   

Taken in: United States / California / Los Angeles / Montecito Heights (show map)

Taken on: October 9, 2006

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