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Photographer: Devon Polzar
Taken: June 2021
Caption: Miniature Octagon House Model
Additional Description: This scale model of the Richards' Octagon House was created in 1936 by a team of local craftsmen under the sponsorship of the Works Progress Administration. Originally it was used as a float in the 1936 Watertown Centennial parade, and then put on temporary display at Riverside Park. In 1939, it was moved to the museum grounds where it was used to illustrate how the original house looked when it had porches (the original porches on the museum had been removed for safety reasons in 1924). A popular feature of the museum grounds, the model underwent extensive reconstruction in 2012 by local craftsman Tom Gates.
Submitted: July 12, 2021, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin.
Database Locator Identification Number: p596887
File Size: 2.969 Megabytes

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