Clarence Darrow Octagon House
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The Clarence Darrow Octagon House is an historic octagonal house
located at 8405 Main Street in Kinsman
, Ohio
. Built circa 1854, it was the boyhood home of famous lawyer and Kinsman native Clarence Darrow
, 1857-1938, whose father bought it in 1864. Its "exterior walls are constructed of chestnut beams between layers of concrete."
On September 10, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Octagon house
Octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and Canada. They are characterised by an octagonal plan, and often feature a flat roof and a veranda all round...
located at 8405 Main Street in Kinsman
Kinsman, Ohio
Kinsman is an unincorporated community in southern Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44428; as well as a library, the Kinsman Free Public Library...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Built circa 1854, it was the boyhood home of famous lawyer and Kinsman native Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Seward Darrow was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks and defending John T...
, 1857-1938, whose father bought it in 1864. Its "exterior walls are constructed of chestnut beams between layers of concrete."
On September 10, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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