The Octagon House
in Washington, MI ~ circa 1860
Preface.....................................................................................................................................................................i
Forward ~ Orson S. Fowler “The Octagon Theory”............................................................................. iii
Octagon House Chronology....................................................................................................................... viii
Chapter 1 The Andrus Family: Pioneers of
Chapter II The Eight Sided Home of Loren Andrus..................................................... 7
Chapter III Paul Weyer’s Farm and Country Inn........................................................ 21
Chapter IV
Chapter V Apple Barrel Farms................................................................................... 55
Chapter VI Rescue from Oblivion................................................................................. 75
Chapter VII “Friends of the Octagon House, Inc.”....................................................... 85
Friends of the Octagon House Presidents...................................................................... 111
Author’s Epilogue............................................................................................................ 113
Legends and Myths......................................................................................................... 117
Just to Name a Few........................................................................................................ 129
End Notes........................................................................................................................ 135
The above contents page is taken directly from the book and indicates how the book is organized. Chapters I through VII detail the chronological history of the house while the other chapters provide a variety of additional information about this and other Octagon Houses.
