Norrish House

The Claflin-Norrish House is a historic octagonal house located in Hastings, Minnesota, United States; a contributing property to the West Second Street Residential Historic District. The two-story home was built of limestone covered with stucco. Special features include a windowed cupola and wrap-around porch. It still stands at Spring and West 2nd Streets.^[2][3] It is one of scores of eight-sided homes built in the antebellum United States.

Norrish House
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The Norrish House from the northwest
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Location	Hastings, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°44′38.21″N 92°51′19.33″W
Built	1857-1858
Architectural style	Octagonal
Part of	West Second Street Residential Historic District (ID78003072[1])
Designated CP	July 31, 1978

Originally built for the Clafflin family, John F. Norris purchased the house in the late 19th century. After the mid-1940s, the house was remodeled into 5 unit apartments. It was bought by John and Lorena Phelps and has been going through renovation to make it a single family house.^[4]