The Round House

The Round House

Item Information

Title:
The Round House
Name on Item:
James K. Bonnad
Date:
[ca. 1880–1959]
Format:
Prints
Location:
Somerville Public Library
Collection (local):
Somerville Public Library Local History Collection
Series:
Architecture
Subjects:
Circular buildings
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Somerville
Extent:
2 prints (1 sheet) ; 24 x 28 cm.
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Image caption: Built by Enoch Robinson, about 1853, on Atherton Street, probably the only one of its kind in the country, In its construction no timber was used. The walls are made of plank sawed in a circle of 40 feet, the diameter of the house. The planks were nailed one above the other.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
architecture_0002