The journey of the Octagon House dates all the way back to when it was originally built in 1855-56. When it was originally built there was no thought of the city expanding out in to what was then the “country” to build strip malls, restaurants, banks, mega shopping centers and more. Fast forward to 2000 when Walmart was looking to build one of their Supercenters and purchased the land that the Octagon House originally sat on. Here is a video touring the house in July, 2000 with the original VHS Video footage and tour by: Eva Hanley, Kathy Dickson and Don McCain.
It was shortly after this video that the Octagon House was saved by a small group of concerned citizens that went on to form a non-profit called the Roundtown Conservancy. They raised funds, borrowed and did everything they could to first of all save and then move the historical structure so it would not be destroyed. Once it was moved the journey was far from over. At that point they began to clean up and try to preserve what they could of the original structure. The goal of the organization is to restore it as it would have been in the 1850s.
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Currently, the Roundtown Conservancy is in Phase 3 and is in the process of obtaining a long-awaited grant from the State of Ohio. The grant, along with local and private funds, will help kickstart the actual restoration of this beautiful, historic structure.
You can find out more about the Roundtown Conservancy by visiting their website at: https://roundtownconservancy.org/
Correspondence and tax-deductible donations can be sent to:
Roundtown Conversancy
P. O. Box 501
Circleville OH 43113
The Roundtown Conservancy is a 501c3, non-profit.
Video editing compliments DimpleTimes.com
Original VHS Video footage and tour by: Eva Hanley, Kathy Dickson and Don McCain.