Octagon House - Watertown, Wisconsin - 1853
- Building name: Octagon House
- Designer/Architect: Unknown
- Date of construction: 1853
- Location: Watertown, Wisconsin
- Style: Victorian
- Number of sheets: 6 sheets measuring 18”x24”
Sheet List
- Cover sheet, information, site diagram
- Ground Floor Plan, First Floor Plan, 1/8”=1’-0”
- Second Floor Plan, Third Floor Plan, 1/8”=1’-0”
- West (Front) Elevation, ¼”=1’-0”
- Door and Window Details, 3/4”=1’-0”
- Stair and Trim Details, various scales
This listing is for prints on 20# bond paper. It is for architectural prints only. Any photos shown in the description are informational only and not included in this package.
HISTORY: This 3-story house over a partial basement is based on the rare and striking octagon plan, with porches wrapping all around and crowned by a cupola which brings light down the central stair well. The first floor contains four principal rooms wrapping around the stair core. The second and third floors each contain four bedrooms and ancillary rooms. As is typical of homes of this period, bathing and toilet facilities are minimal. But the plan would be very easy to update to modern requirements.
The original drawings were beautifully delineated in 1935, with all the style and grace of draftsmanship of that era. These prints include beautiful interior details of doors, windows, stairs and trim. The originals rest in the Library of Congress. As a work of art these prints are worth purchasing in their own right. For those of you interested in building a historically inspired house, these plans could easily be reduced and adapted to a 2-story design, ideal for a country setting with porches wrapping all around.
SHIPPING: Your prints are shipped to you, rolled, not folded, in a Priority Mail tube. The pictures show typical sheets with borders. Each sheet has a similar border with title. If you have any questions about these drawings or others that I am offering, please contact me. I will do my utmost to answer your questions.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BUILD: These plans are NOT complete architectural prints as might be required by your local permitting agency and do not contain all the structural, waterproofing and other details and information necessary for construction. But your local builder or architect should be able to adapt these prints and add to them as necessary. What they do provide is accurate design information about a REAL Historic house, not a pseudo-historic tract house as you will find in the house plan magazines on your supermarket shelf.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Orders shipped to addresses outside the USA may be subject to customs duties at their destination. The buyer is responsible for any such duties.
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