The Octagon Barn - Gagetown Michigan
The
Thumb Octagon Barn is located in Tuscola County
approximately 1 mile east of the Village of Gagetown along
Bay City Forestville Road 1 mile north on Richie Road, just
south of the Huron County border. This is a pure Michigan as
it gets.
What exists on this site today is the result of a vision, a
team effort, generous contributions and many hours of
planning, organization, and plain hard work. The vision
began in the minds of a few neighbors who did not want to
see such an awesome structure and piece of agricultural
history be destroyed in the name of 'convenience' or
'progress'. And so began the Friends of the Thumb Octagon
Barn organization - a rescue effort to save the barn from
demolition, then restore the barn, then restore the house
and surrounding grounds. Fund-raising efforts have grown
into annual events known around the state. The vision to
preserve has grown into a plan to own and operate an
educational/historical/agricultural site for the education,
recreation and entertainment of the community and visitors.
This page is sponsored by the
www.octagonbedandbreakfast.com in Mayville,
Michigan
The Octagon Barn and Purdy House are open
daily
May - October from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. for tours