Inside the Mushroom Home

Forbes: Strange and Unusual Homes for Sale

The interior rooms in this “pod” home decorated in mosaic tiling and the structure’s design inspired by “a stem of Queen Anne’s Lace.”

Source: Trulia.com

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Most Unusual Hom... Among the millions for sale homes in the U.S., Forbes gathered a list of 12 properties it deems outrageous, unusual and in some cases, just plain strange. They range in price from $225,000 up to $13 million. Trulia.com, Realtor.com, Sotheby’s International Realty, Prudential Douglas Elliman and Stribling & Associates helped us find these unique abodes.

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The Mushroom Hou... 142 Park Road
Pittsford, N.Y.
List Price: $1.1 million
Listed With RE/MAX Advance

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Inside the Mushr... The interior rooms in this “pod” home decorated in mosaic tiling and the structure’s design inspired by “a stem of Queen Anne’s Lace.”

Source: Trulia.com

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Frank Gehry's Sc... 526 N. Carmelina Ave
Los Angeles, C.A.
List Price: $13 million
Listed With: Hilton & Hyland

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Inside Frank Geh... The renowned architect’s “village of sculptural forms” is built of copper, stucco, wood, glass and lead, and includes 3,000-square foot reflecting pond off of the master bedroom.

Source: Realtor.com

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Monolithic Dome ... 35 April Way
El Prado, N.M.
List Price: $225,000
Listed With: Dreamcatcher Real Estate

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Inside the Monol... Constructed of Airform, steel-reinforced concrete and polyurethane foam, this 1,000-square foot “dome home” has heated floors in case that desert ground gets chilly.

Source: Trulia.com

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Stone Castle 4720 Grosvenor Ave
The Bronx, N.Y.
List Price: $2.99 million
Listed With: Stribling & Associates

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Inside Stone Cas... Built to reportedly mimic a 16th Century castle in Croatia, this Riverdale mansion touts a two-story turret.

Source: Stribling and Associates

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Floating Home 2369 Fairview Avenue E6
Seattle W.A.
List Price: $3.45 million
Listed With: Coldwell Banker Bain Associates

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Inside the Float... Permanently attached to its dock, this tri-level custom home sits atop the water in a gated “floating waterfront community” in the Westlake neighborhood.

Source: Trulia.com

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