Palmer Brothers Octagons

Infobox_nrhp | name =Palmer Brother's Octagons
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location= two locations on Leonard St., West Salem, Wisconsin
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 54
lat_seconds = 5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 91
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 54
long_direction = W
locmapin = Wisconsin
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built =1856 and 1857
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architecture= Octagon Mode
added = August 07, 1979cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=79000092The Palmer Brother's Octagons are two historic octagonal houses built by brothers, Dr. Horace Palmer and Monroe Palmer in or near West Salem, Wisconsin. [cite web| last = Travis| first = Dale| title = Wisconsin Round Barns List| date = March 10, 2008| url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rbwi.htm| accessdate =2008-06-20]

The Palmer-Gullickson Octagon House, the larger of the two, was built in 1856. With the help of Rachel Gullickson the West Salem Historical society was able to buy this house for preservation and use as a museum. It is located at 358 Leonard St. in West Salem. [ [http://www.westsalemwi.com/wshist.htm West Salem history] ] [ [http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/wisconsn/htm/wi03202.htm Photo of Palmer-Gullickson] ]

The Palmer-Lewis Octagon House was built in 1857. It has been moved to another location on Leonard Street, and attached to a smaller structure. [ [http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/wisconsn/htm/wi03203.htm Photo of Palmer-Lewis] ] .

On August 07, 1979, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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External links

* [http://www.octagon.bobanna.com/WI.html Octagon House Inventory - La Crosse County (its text has garbled the two houses into three, but the photo links identify the correct houses)]