Shute Octagon House
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Shute Octagon House, October 2009
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| Location | McGuire School Rd., Duanesburg, New York |
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| Area | 41.6 acres (16.8 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Jones,Alexander Delos (Boss) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Octagon Mode |
| MPS | Duanesburg MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 84003276 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 11, 1984 |
The Shute Octagon House is an historic octagon house located on McGuire School Road in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1855 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a 2-story, clapboard-sided farmhouse with a 1 1⁄2-story wing in the Greek Revival style. It features innovative stacked plank construction, a low-pitched polygonal roof surmounted by a widow's walk, a full entabulature circling the structure. A 1-story porch with porte cochere was added about 1906. Also on the property are four contributing barns, a shed, and a smokehouse.[2]
The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.[3] The property was also-covered in a study of Boss Jones TR [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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