George F. Lee Octagon Houses | |
Nearest City: | Nebraska City, Nebraska |
Coordinates: | 40.5717°N -95.8015°W |
Built: | Date unknown; 1872 |
Architect: | Lee, George F. |
Added: | November 23, 1977 |
Refnum: | 77000834 |
The George F. Lee Octagon Houses were built by farmer and carpenter George F. Lee south of Nebraska City, Nebraska near the Missouri River. The first one constructed was a frame octagon house, whose date of construction is unknown; the second, a brick octagon house, was built in 1872 across the road from the first.[1]
On November 23, 1977, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places. Only the wooden house survives.