Dr. Buck–Stevens House

{{short description|Historic house in New York, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Dr. Buck–Stevens House

| nrhp_type =

| image = Dr. Buck-Stevens House.jpg

| caption = Dr. Buck–Stevens House, May 2013

| location = W. Main St., Brasher Falls, New York

| coordinates = {{coord|44|48|27|N|74|46|32|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New York#USA

| built = {{Start date|1855}}-1857

| architecture = Italianate: Octagon Mode

| added = May 17, 1982

| area = {{convert|0.3|acre}}

| refnum = 82004745{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Dr. Buck–Stevens House, also known as the Octagon House is an historic octagonal house located on West Main Street in Brasher Falls, in the town of Brasher, St. Lawrence County, New York. It was built between 1855 and 1857 by Dr. Nathan Buck and his wife Elmira, who lived in it until 1867; John Stevens was one of many later owners.{{cite web | url = http://www.townofbrasher.com/history.html |title = Town of Brasher, NY – History – Octagon House}} It is a two-story residence on a raised basement. It is constructed of stuccoed concrete rusticated to resemble cut stone masonry. It has a two-story portico and is topped by a cupola.{{cite web |url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-04-04 |title=Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) |publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |format=Searchable database |accessdate=2015-12-01 }} Note: This includes {{cite web |url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=32486&q=false |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dr. Buck–Stevens House |accessdate=2015-12-01 |author1=Alice Jean Stewart |author2=Carlton E. Stickney |author3=Jan Johnstone |format=PDF |date=June 1980 }} and [https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=32488&q=false Accompanying photographs]{{rp|5}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.