In the mid-19th century, a quirky architectural fad swept the country: the octagonal house. Homes shaped like octagons were said to be healthier and more efficient than conventional houses — and some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. Designers, architects, inventers and imaginative homeowners are ...

Glimpses from the curving drive give a hint of the curious delight ahead, but the pink confection that is the Armour-Stiner Octagon House never fails to astonish once the trees part and its ...

One of Alabama’s most unusual homes has been preserved in downtown Clayton. The Petty-Roberts-Beatty House is known for its unique architecture, its building materials and its residents. In fact, one ...

The Crevits of Glendale recently built an addition to their historic Octagonal House. “The Octagonal House,” originally named Parnassus, was first built of clapboard 1884. The house burned to the ...

Although PG&E bought it in 1924, for decades the McElroy Octagon House remained one of the only homes in San Francisco without electricity.PG&E wanted the home’s Cow Hollow lot for a future substation ...