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Yates in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Six-Sided House

 
 
Six-Sided House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
1. Six-Sided House Marker
Inscription.
Built by Godfrey Tarbox.
Greek revival style. Six-
sided rooms with triangle
closets. Frieze windows. In
1981 owned by Baun Family.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 43° 22.2′ N, 78° 21.105′ W. Marker is in Yates, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Lakeshore Road (County Route 93) Ό mile north of Foss Road, on the right when traveling west. GPS updated Jan 2026. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11886 Lakeshore Road, Lyndonville NY 14098, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yates Pier (approx. 1.9 miles away); Yates Academy (approx. 3 miles away); Lyndonville (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Blacksmith (approx. 3.8 miles away); Our Honored Dead (approx. 3.8 miles away); Original Site of the Wesleyan Methodist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Johnson Creek (approx. 4.4 miles away); Kuckville Church erected in 1835 (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yates.
 
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Six-Sided House Marker - Eastward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
2. Six-Sided House Marker - Eastward
Six-Sided House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
3. Six-Sided House
Six-Sided House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
4. Six-Sided House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 25, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 12, 2026