WTH House has been removed from the market. Built in 1932 in Westmont, Illinois, it's been renovated, but whoever did the reno must've been on shrooms at the time. 4bds, 4ba, and they're asking $849,900, which is probably why it's been taken off the market, b/c no one would pay that much for it, and it can't possibly pass a home inspection. Take a look.
Weird entrance. I don't even know if the door clears that first step, but there's this ersatz elevated platform w/a small door and angled stairs so you can display a lovely collection of large vases. (Also note the off-center pot light shining brightly.) That abstract painting is a prophesy of things to come.
The platform continues on around to the side entrance. Why do they need that thing at all? Unusual features: Light fixtures under the window sills and another one under the stair railing.
I don't know if this is the family room or main living room, but it's normal.
Observe the obstacles in the hall to get to the kitchen steps. The frame around the windows doesn't look right.
You can see it better from here. They made an elaborate kitchen entrance, there's some room off the stairs, maybe a toilet, and the fridge is too close to the edge.
Double doors in the dining area open to a bedroom.
Floor tile on the bathroom walls.
By the wild wood grain on the door to the primary suite, it looks like they used plywood to make the doors. There's a simple homemade kitchenette behind the door.
PeeWee's Playhouse doorway to the en-suite shows the shower in full view. (Nope.)
The mirror continues the theme of the ceiling angles and there's a long window seat.
Okay, this deck off the primary bedroom is nice.
This is another large bedroom.
These angle-lovin' folks must've had all the mirrors cut to order.
A monolithic column with niches stands in the middle of this bedroom.
The best part is the basement, though, where there's a castle-like feel. Love the walls and the fireplace. I must say that the mason they hired was superior to the carpenter.
This bath is nice and carries through with the castle theme.
The levels and angles continue on the exterior of the home.
Nice big yard. The house is on a .49 acre lot.
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Very interesting architecture- this 1984 home’s roof is part of the landscape, complete with grass plus a structure. It was recently sold in Garfield, Arizona for $219K and is a unique home, but the bath is the best part. Check it out.
You can either enter from here, or the sliding glass doors in the back.
Architectural features include stone walls, cement flooring, and a very unusual ceiling.
Pretty nice stairs go up to the structure on the roof.
That room in the distance- is that a cement wall?
The kitchen appears to have a corrugated metal ceiling.
Or, is it plastic, b/c it looks like it has a serious leak.
There are 2 bdms. and I hate the drop ceiling.
The main bathroom is also built into the landscape- look at the rocks.
I think that this is the structure on the roof.
There is a shower and a walk-in closet.
I don’t know what this is that’s covered up. Is it a tub?
This would be a garage/workshop. A most unusual house.
https://www.weichert.com/105450922/
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Coronation Hall (1911). A rather odd former church hall in the short lived "Arts & Crafts Style", commemorating the coronation of King George V. Originally the church hall for St. Enoch's Presbyterian Church (1865), which has long since been demolished to make way for housing. Now a privately owned hall-for-hire. Heritage Listed. Newtown.
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