Loren Andrus Octagon House
- Loren Andrus Octagon House
Infobox_nrhp | name =Washington Octagon House
nrhp_type = nrhp
caption =
location= Washington, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 6
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 2
long_seconds = 6
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
area =
built =1860
architect= Stewart, David
architecture= Octagon Mode
added = September 03, 1971
governing_body = Private
refnum=71000413[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]The Loren Andrus Octagon House, also known as Washington Octagon House, is an historic octagonal house located at 57500 Van Dyke Street just north of 26 Mile Road in Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan. It was built in 1860 by David Stewart for his brother-in-law, Loren Andrus.
The house was used as a "station" on the Underground railway.[cite web|url=http://www.voicenews.com/stories/020805/loc_octagon001.shtml]
title=Octagon House and the Underground Railroad |author=Donna Remer|date=February 8, 2005| accessdate=2008-06-18|work=|publisher=The Voice] It is now owned by the Friends of the Loren Andrus Octagon House, Inc., which bought it in 1987. [ [http://www.octagonhouse.org/history.html History of Loren Andrus Octagon House] ] .]
On September 03, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Washington Octagon House.
References
External links
* [http://www.octagonhouse.org/ Loren Andrus Octagon House]
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