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= by George, Charlie and Gracyn The Octagon House =

=When we got off the bus the Octagon House was a lot bigger than we expected. We rang the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door. Finally a lady came and asked us what we were doing. We said we were studying this house for a school project. Then George asked “Do you live here”? She said ‘’No, but I can get you some information”. She walked inside and got some papers then said, “This is the least I can do…"=


 * What really caught our attention about the Octagon House was that it was one of seven houses built in that shape. Now, only two remain. In the 1906 earthquake the Octagon House was nearly destroyed, but luckily it survived. PG&E bought it for $1, then almost tore it down, but the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America bought it from them. **



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Click here to go to the Octagon House Garden Sculpture

Click here to go to the Octagon House Building Replica