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In the Village of Akron NY

In the Village of Akron NYIn the Village of Akron NY
Rich-Twinn Octagon House. A wooden, yellow eight-sided building

Home to the Rich-Twinn Octagon House, and the Knight-Sutton Museum and Research Center.

Ways to Help the Newstead Historical Society

Our 2025 tour season begins May 4th

Rich-Twinn Octagon House

Knight-Sutton Museum and Research Center

Knight-Sutton Museum and Research Center

Drawing room with victorian-style wallpaper and an 1850 melodeon.

145 Main Street Akron NY 

"Highlights of the Octagon" semi-guided tours runs May through October

1st and 3rd Sundays from 1pm - 3pm. 

Donation $8 adults $5 youth 11 - 17 yrs 


Private and group tours (approximately 75 minutes)

$12 per person for 1 - 5 visitors, $10 per person for groups of six visitors or more. Use our Contact page to set up group and private tours or call and leave a message at  716-542-4270


Please note: Being a historical home restored to its original floor plans, there are many narrow-step staircases throughout the house included in the tours. The Rich-Twinn Octagon House is not handicap accessible. 


Special Holiday Hours in December to be announced

Knight-Sutton Museum and Research Center

Knight-Sutton Museum and Research Center

Knight-Sutton Museum and Research Center

Bookshelf with research notebooks and display of antique garments.

123 Main Street Akron NY

Our 2025 season runs May through October, with this year's special exhibition, "Landmarks and Legacies" - a look at Akron/Newstead century-old homes and business buildings and their history.

1st and 3rd Sundays 1pm - 3pm

Wednesdays from 10am - 1pm

716-542-7022

Free Admission. Donations gratefully accepted.


Home to our museum and research room for Akron-Newstead NY history, the KSM has a permanent display , "Moments in Time" of early Akron businesses, industry, schools, and local Indigenous life, as well as an annual themed exhibit with items in our extensive collection. 


Special Holiday Hours in December- to be announced 

Programs at the Newstead Town Hall

June 12, 2025

Artifacts in the American History Smithsonian

7pm

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8pm

5 Clarence Center Road, Akron Free and open to the public

Event Details

June 12, 2025

Artifacts in the American History Smithsonian

Presented by Greg Kinal at the Newstead Town Hall.

7pm

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8pm

5 Clarence Center Road, Akron Free and open to the public

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Our quarterly online newsletter listing all of our tours, events, programs, and local history stories. Members may request a mailed paper copy. *Our next newsletter will be sent mid-June*

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