Built 1850 Opened 1850 Added to NRHP 30 December 1974 | NRHP Reference # 74000090 Architectural style Octagon house | |
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Similar Little White Schoolhouse, Harley‑Davidson Museum, Lake Michigan | ||
The Jacob Woodruff House is a two-story octagonal house constructed of concrete walls, featuring a large, windowed cupola, and metal roof. It is located in Ripon in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jacob Woodruff was a member of and the librarian for the Wisconsin Phalanx in 1846, a communal society based on the philosophy of Charles Fourier, a French socialist.
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