Built 1855 NRHP Reference # 84003227 Area 61 ha | Opened 1855 Added to NRHP 11 October 1984 | |
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The Jenkins Octagon House is an historic octagon house located on NY 395 in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1855 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, clapboard-sided farmhouse with Greek Revival style features. It features innovative stacked plank construction, a low-pitched polygonal roof with a central chimney, a full entabulature circling the structure, and a one-story porch with a hipped roof. Also on the property are two contributing barns, a shed, and a gazebo.
The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. The property was also covered in a study of Boss Jones TR It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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