San Francisco's Octagon House

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The Octagon House in San Francisco, CA is one of the only two existing octagon houses. It currently serves as the headquarters of California's Colonial Dames of America and a museum of decorative arts. Collections include samples of American furniture, portraits, pewters, and ceramics.

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18th-century style on the 53rd floor

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A modern-day couple manifests their special interest in 18th century art by decorating their house interior with 18th century antiques. Their collection includes a tall-case clock of 1725, a chair in the English Cromwellian, an Italian baroque mirror among others.

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Refined and rustic

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Karen Burroughs and her husband Gary Hayre live in a Colonial-style house in Ashton, MD, that they furnish with carefully selected antique furniture and objects. The house was built in the 1960s but was made to look like the houses in the 1700s.

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