Next is Howland's octagonal plan, a small house designed by 'Messrs. Morgan and Brothers, architects' which is similar to the Norrish House illustrated below.
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Modern concrete is made using Portland cement, not lime, but the main difference is the universal use of steel reinforcing bars, which greatly increase the strength of the material, and make it possible to build concrete beams and floor slabs as well as walls.
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Orson Squire Fowler was author of an architectural pattern book that ignited a fad for octagon houses in the United States and perhaps also in Canada.
The Judge Henry L. Benson House built in 1892 is an historic octagon house located at 137 High Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Gregg-Crites Octagon House, or M. M. Crites house, an octagon house located in Circleville, Ohio