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    • Historical Society
    • Kykuit
    • Lyndhurst
    • Octagon House
    • Old Croton Aqueduct trail
    • Old Dutch Church
    • Philipsburg Manor
    • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    • Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse
    • Union Church of Pocantico Hills
  • Plan
    • Events
    • Halloween in Sleepy Hollow
    • Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
    • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Tours
    • Bring The Legend Home
    • Directions
  • Shop
    • Farmers Markets
    • Sleepy Hollow Souvenirs
  • Dine
    • Lunch
    • Drinks
    • Sweets
  • Stay
    • Hotels
    • Motels and Budget
    • Inns and Bed & Breakfasts
    • Camping
  • Legends & Lore
    • Florence Inn
    • Movies Made Here
    • How Charles Dickens Stole Christmas
    • Carl’s Mill
    • Spook Rock
    • About

Octagon House

Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House

Armour-Stiner House

One of the most celebrated occupants of this house was Carl Carmer, the author, poet and historian. Carmer resided in the house from 1940 to the time of his death in 1976. His legacy includes tales of a resident ghost.

The Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House is one of the most visually unique homes in the world. It is the only known fully domed octagonal residence and the only house built in the form of an ancient classical temple. The Octagon House was built in the 1860s by Paul J. Armour, a New York City financier. In this pre-Civil War period octagonal houses were a popular mode of construction following the publication of a book, The Octagon House, A Home for All, by Orson Squire Fowler, a phrenologist, sexologist and amateur architect. In 1872, the house was purchased by Joseph Stiner, a prominent New York City tea merchant. His alterations created the present unique structure. With plans to use the house as a summer retreat, Stiner added the dome and the verandah to create a classical, elaborately detailed Roman temple.

The Armour-Stiner House is a private residence. Please respect the owner’s privacy, only visit on a scheduled tour!

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Events

Public events are limited at this time to guided tours of the house. Location rentals available for film shoots.

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Octagon House

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45 W Clinton Ave, Irvington, NY 10533. https://www.armourstiner.com

Hours: timed tour tickets only.

Parking: on-site in the circle in front of the Octagon House and along the driveway. Do not park on the street (West Clinton Avenue).

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Covid-19 Update

Limited tours are scheduled to resume September 3, 2020.

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