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The Hundertwasserhaus (of Hundertwasserhaus) has become a cultural landmark not just in Vienna where it is located, but for the entire country of Austria. This is despite the property only being built in the early 1980’s. The building was the brainchild of academic architects, Professor Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan who conceived a property made [...]
Posted by Strange Houses on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 6:02 pm
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In Lincoln, Montana the Unabomber’s land is for sale. Ted Kaczynski owned a 1.4 acre piece of land in Montana and it is now for sale. There is no running water or electricity, but the property, which sat at the end of the private, muddy road about 300 yards from his closest neighbor, is listed [...]
Posted by Strange Houses on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 12:26 pm
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was pretty successful when it came out in 1986. Since then, the movie has become a classic. Even though Matthew Broderick’s title character was, well, the star, his movie house wasn’t exactly memorable. Sure, that thing he rigged up to make it look like he was in bed asleep was pretty [...]
Posted by Strange Houses on Monday, January 17, 2011 at 5:42 am
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In May of 2010 the internet was crawling with articles about a fantastic mansion, inn, marina, restaurant, and private beach for sale in Massachusetts. The property (kit and kaboodle) once belonged to the Bancrofts and the Barrons – Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal heirs. Later, a smart and very rich investor named Peter Roy [...]
Posted by Strange Houses on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:00 am
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We all love a little celebrity gossip – and on this site we especially love an inside look at celebrity homes. Face it. They’re rich, so they can afford really nice homes and home furnishings, and it’s fun to see how the other half lives. Take, for instance, Sheryl Crow’s fabulous New York loft that [...]
Posted by Elizabeth on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 8:55 am
Filed under All Houses, Apartments, Celebrity Homes · Tagged with americana, art, celebrity gossip, elizabeth roberts, Elle (magazine), flea market, great furniture, home, home furnishings, nashville, New York, sheryl crow, United States, Wyatt
We don’t usually delve into celebrity news and scoops, but when I saw the specs on Perry Farrell’s Venice, CA home that went up for sale several months ago, I know I just had to write it up here. The home sold on May 25, so unfortunately you can’t count on me for the latest [...]
Posted by Strange Houses on Monday, June 21, 2010 at 7:30 am
Filed under All Houses, Celebrity Homes, Shaped like something else · Tagged with art, cactus garden, california bungalow, Environment, garden, home, house, Janes Addiction, lollapalooza, perry farrell, rock, rock musician, rooftop deck, sliding glass, solar heat, southern california weather, venice ca