The Octagon, 18th & New York Avenue, N.W.

THE OCTAGON 18th & New York Avenue, n.w. Washington, D.C. 20006 Built 1798-1800 as the town house of Col. John Tayloe of Mount Airy, Virginia. Dr. William Thorn- ton was the architect. Designated a National Historic Landmark, the Octagon is now part of the national headquarters of The American Institute of Architects and is open to the public. Pub. by Wm. Edmund Barrett, Box #3, Clifton, Va., 22024 from 4 x 5 Ektachrome. 74938-C DEXTER PRESS, INC. WEST NYACK, NEW YORK HERE