George F. Lee Octagon Houses | |
Nearest city | Nebraska City, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 40°34′18.03″N95°48′5.39″W / 40.5716750°N 95.8014972°W |
Built | Date unknown; 1872 |
Architect | Lee, George F. |
NRHP reference No. | 77000834 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 23, 1977 |
The George F. Lee Octagon Houses were built by farmer and carpenter George F. Lee south of Nebraska City, Nebraska near the Missouri River. The first one constructed was a frame octagon house, whose date of construction is unknown; the second, a brick octagon house, was built in 1872 across the road from the first. [2]
On November 23, 1977, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places. Only the wooden house survives. [3]
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