The Armour-Stiner Octagon House has long been the subject of local lore, its rooms holding stories that go well beyond the ordinary house tour. Myths & Mysteries invites visitors into the enigmatic tales and personal accounts of the house's past residents, uncovering the secrets held within its walls. Expect narratives where the living and the ethereal sit close together, and come away with a deeper appreciation for just how strange and storied this house really is. At the conclusion of the tour, visitors are invited to experience Remember You Must Die, a curated exhibition from the Memento Mori collection of Ryan Matthew Cohn featuring objects ranging from ancient artifacts to contemporary works and examining the ways past generations confronted mortality through art, ritual, memory, and spirituality.
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Ages: 13 +
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About The Armour-Stiner House
The Armour-Stiner Octagon House as we see it today is beautifully restored to its 1870s appearance inside and out, but it wasn’t always this way. After the Armour and Stiner families built and decorated this whimsical structure in the third quarter of the 19th century, the house began to suffer structural degradation that brought it to the edge of collapse. Learn about the rise, fall, and rebirth of this extraordinary house, the people who shaped it, and the intrepid restoration architect who saved it from near ruin.