Newton Homestead
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The Newton Homestead, built in 1860 by Leroy and Courtland Newton, is an historic octagon house
located on Ridge Road in the South Otselic hamlet of the town of Otselic
, New York
. Today it is the Gladding International Sport Fishing Museum. On June 3, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Octagon house
Octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and Canada. They are characterised by an octagonal plan, and often feature a flat roof and a veranda all round...
located on Ridge Road in the South Otselic hamlet of the town of Otselic
Otselic, New York
Otselic is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,001 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a river flowing through it, the Otselic, which is an Oneida word for "place of wild plums."...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Today it is the Gladding International Sport Fishing Museum. On June 3, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.