Loren Andrus Octagon House
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Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan
Washington Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 19,080 at the 2000 census. Washington Township is bordered by the village of Romeo, Ray Township, Shelby Township, and Oakland Township....
, Macomb County
Macomb County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
, Michigan
Michigan
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. It was built in 1860 by David Stewart for his brother-in-law, Loren Andrus.
The house was used as a "station" on the Underground railway
Underground railway
Underground railway may refer to:*The Underground Railroad, a network of clandestine routes by which African slaves in the 19th century United States attempted to escape*Rapid transit, urban railways that sometimes use tunnels...
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It is now owned by the Friends of the Loren Andrus Octagon House, Inc., which bought it in 1987.
On September 3, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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as the Washington Octagon House.