Norrish House

Norrish House
Norrish House
The Norrish House
Location: Hastings, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°44′38.21″N 92°51′19.33″W / 44.7439472°N 92.8553694°W / 44.7439472; -92.8553694Coordinates: 44°44′38.21″N 92°51′19.33″W / 44.7439472°N 92.8553694°W / 44.7439472; -92.8553694
Built: 1857-1858
Architectural style: Octagonal
Governing body: Private
Part of: West Second Street Residential Historic District (#78003072[1])
Added to NRHP: July 31, 1978

The Claflin-Norrish House is an octagonal house in Hastings, Minnesota, part of the West Second Street Residential Historic District. The two-story home was built of limestone covered with stucco. Special features include a windowed cupola and wrap-around porch. It still stands at Spring and West 2nd Streets.[2][3] It is one of scores of eight-sided homes built in the antebellum United States.

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