National Register #74000554
Feusier Octagon House
1067 Green Street Between Leavenworth and Jones
Built 1858
Of the five known octagon houses built in San Francisco, two have survived: the Feusier House
and the McElroy House.
In 1849, the New York City phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler, published a book titled
The Octagon House: A Home for All in which
he touted the many benefits of houses built with eight sides rather than the customary four.
Impressed by Mr. Fowler's arguments, George Kenny built this house in 1858 and sold it to
to Louis Feusier in 1870.
The building remains a private residence.
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