Rich-Twinn Octagon House

	Rich-Twinn Octagon House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Rich-Twinn Octagon House, October 2009
	Interactive map showing the location of Rich-Twinn Octagon House
Location	145 Main Street,; Akron, New York
Coordinates	43°1′19″N 78°29′44″W / 43.02194°N 78.49556°W
Built	1849
Architectural style	Italianate: Octagon Mode
NRHP reference No.	95000050
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1995

The Rich-Twinn Octagon House built in 1849 is an historic octagonal house located at 145 Main Street in Akron, New York. It is one of three known octagon houses in Erie County, New York and was "meticulously restored" prior to its 1994 nomination to the National Register.^[2]

On February 10, 1995, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] Today it is a house museum and is occasionally open for touring.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Nancy L. Todd (December 1994). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Rich--Twinn Octagon House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

Media related to Rich-Twinn Octagon House at Wikimedia Commons

Newstead Historical Society: Rich-Twinn Octagon House, includes tour info

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[nrhpdoc-2] Nancy L. Todd (December 1994). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Rich--Twinn Octagon House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[1]

[2]

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York
Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types
Lists by county	Albany Allegany Bronx Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Clinton Columbia Cortland Delaware Dutchess Erie Essex Franklin Fulton Genesee Greene Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Kings (Brooklyn) Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Montgomery Nassau New York (Manhattan) Niagara Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Orleans Oswego Otsego Putnam Queens Rensselaer Richmond (Staten Island) Rockland Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Schuyler Seneca St. Lawrence Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Ulster Warren Washington Wayne Westchester Northern Southern Wyoming Yates
Lists by city	Albany Buffalo New Rochelle New York City Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Manhattan Below 14th St. 14th–59th St. 59th–110th St. Above 110th St. Minor islands Niagara Falls Peekskill Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck Rochester Syracuse Yonkers
Other lists	Bridges and tunnels National Historic Landmarks New York City Outside New York City
Category List National Register of Historic Places Portal