Octagonal Poultry House

Octagonal Poultry House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	720 U.S. Route 9, Lower Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	38°58′46″N 74°54′45″W / 38.97944°N 74.91250°W / 38.97944; -74.91250
Built	c. 1900
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	08000177[1]
NJRHP No.	4761[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 14, 2008
Designated NJRHP	December 20, 2007

The Octagonal Poultry House, also known as the Walter P. Taylor Octagon, is located at 720 U.S. Route 9 in the Cold Spring section of Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The historic octagonal farm building was built around 1900 to house hens, who supposedly like to nest in corners. Eventually it became a children's playhouse. Today the broom maker works there at Historic Cold Spring Village. Historic Cold Spring Village originally used it as a storage shed, but eventually recognized its potential as a good place to learn about the art of needlework and crocheting.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 2008, for its significance in architecture.^[1][4]