National Register of Historic Places

Van Gelder, David, Octagon House

Catskill, Greene County, New York
Listed
January 16, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97001620

About this property

The David Van Gelder Octagon House, also known as Springside is located at 21 Walnut Street in Catskill, New York. The brick house was built in 1860. It is architecturally significant as an example of an octagon house. The eight-sided plan was made popular in the mid-19th century by phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler. He called the floor plan "a superior plan". It includes four large square rooms and four small triangular rooms on each of the two floors. Two corners of each of the triangular rooms are small triangular closets. A central stair rises through the house to the cupola on the roof. A kitchen wing was added, likely in the mid-1870s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Location

47 Division St.
Catskill, Greene County, New York
42.21787, -73.87338

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Van Gelder, David, Octagon House listed on the National Register?

Van Gelder, David, Octagon House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Van Gelder, David, Octagon House?

Van Gelder, David, Octagon House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Van Gelder, David, Octagon House is recorded as the industrial era.

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