While not exactly a house, this 1970’s domed structure could easily be one. It certainly has potential! This popped up today on Zillow and got my immediate attention. I became intrigued as I looked at the images – all are from zillow.com:
First impression: Igloo, but in a good way.
Oooh! Now I’m really liking it…
At first I took the textured concrete dome wall for carpeting!
The kitchen…
…I’d put in a garden outside these doors.
Spacious rooms!
I am mad about the three skylights with the globe pendant light hanging from the center… very nice! I’m going to guess that there were once two more globe pendants where the ceiling fans are now.
More globe pendant lights!
Cozy bedroom!
Interesting hallway with a view to a skylight beyond,
Strictly utilitarian!
The entry. The globe lights are so period-perfect – as is the wood cladding arching around the windows and doors.
Presumably this is the North side.
Information in case you are looking for a really fun project… the price certainly seems fair!
A very interesting structure, especially for a church. Most church architecture, even modern, emphasizes verticality and openness toward heaven. The squat, rounded structure is very odd for a place of worship.
It looks like this was a small, rural congregation, that has withered away like so much of small-town midwestern communities?
I hadn’t actually thought of that until you mentioned it, but the sanctuary is unusual for its lack of windows… must be on the North side. I think there are windows (and doors) in that space at each end, just not in the center. I love the arched windows!
I can’t tell if that is carpet or textured concrete? That would be a really fun conversion to a home!
Ooops! You’re right… it is textured concrete. For some reason it looked like carpet… I’d better change my captions now! And yes – a dome would be fun to work with; I don’t know anything about the area but I would think that this would appeal to lots of people looking for some affordable style.
Oh! This COULD be a knock-out!
Jesus Christ, you should have bought this place. from the first pic, i said church. only churches somehow have the right to quirky architecture. although it, in a huge way, is related to those plastic dome homes that came out in the seventies. the X and i almost bought one but then they started getting bad reviews about leaks, mold, and bad lighting. i thought that was probably all just whining as all houses have some major problem but we had no money anyway so there you go.
i think this would make a great house and/or handball court/flea market. hell, you could even start your own religion – Our Lady of Perpetual Cash Shortages.
That is so true… churches do get away with more adventurous buildings than most individuals or businesses reasonably could. I think this place did sell (but I’m not entirely certain). It looks like it has more livability potential than a lot of domes which were designed as houses!