Octagonal Poultry House

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Octagonal Poultry House
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Nearest city Cold Spring, New Jersey
Coordinates 38°58′46″N74°54′45″W / 38.97944°N 74.91250°W / 38.97944; -74.91250 Coordinates: 38°58′46″N74°54′45″W / 38.97944°N 74.91250°W / 38.97944; -74.91250
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 08000177 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 2008

The Octagonal Poultry House, also known as the Walter P. Taylor Octagon, is a historic octagonal farm building located in Cold Spring, in Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It was built to house hens, who supposedly like to nest in corners. Eventually it became a children's playhouse. Today the broom maker works there at Historic Cold Spring Village. Historic Cold Spring Village originally used it as a storage shed, but eventually recognized its potential as a good place to learn about the art of needlework and crocheting. [2]

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On March 14, 2008. it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Historic Cold Spring Village page for Taylor Octagonal House