As most Californians already know, Governor Gavin Newsom is in the midst of facing down next month's historic recall vote. As he prepared for this challenge earlier on, Newsom was also likely preparing documentation for the sale of his Kentfield estate, which he purchased in 2011. The sprawling Marin property
The Historic Feusier Octagon House Is For Sale. Here Are All 3 Of SF s Eight-Sided Homes That Sold Prior
All around the world architects use the octagon to beautify their buildings. The Dome of the Rock has a characteristic octagonal plan. The Tower of the Winds in Athens is another example of an octagonal structure. It s no surprise that San Francisco, a city influenced by European ideas and culture, is home to buildings like the Feusier Octagon house, now for sale at $8.6 million.
Feusier Octagon House, 1067 Green St, San Francisco, California by Sanfranman59 (Wiki Commons)
In the 1850s, the time the property was constructed, octagon houses were in vogue, thanks in large part to the book “A Home for All; Or, The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building” by Orson Squire Fowler, according to San Francisco’s planning commission.