The pictures are rather dark but as you can see they built an extension to the home over a creek. Apparently the homeowner has a whole water garden in the back and building over the creek allowed him the ability to expand and not disturb the flow of the water. That’s all fine and good, [...]
Archive for the ‘Unusual Homes / Buildings’ Category
17 Apr
The pumpkin House
I found the pumpkin house several years ago, but was never able to contact the owner. I did evnetually get his info but I have yet to0 contact them.
16 Apr
the shantytown home of Pink Bellamy
Pink Austin Bellamy is, from a technical standpoint, homeless. He has been homeless for 16 years, living in a squatters village behind the Pathmark in Hopelawn, NJ. If you were to visit this enclave you would find everything you would probably expect to find: garbage and broken pieces of furniture, dozens of feral cats, signs [...]
8 Apr
The Octagon House of Bergen County
Houses of unusual shapes are natural eye catchers, and this one is no exception. This octagon house located in Montvale is currently home to Weddings by Perfect Limo. It was originally built in 1855 by John Blauvelt Jr, who followed the Orson Fowler design for octagonal buildings. You didn’t know there were design standards for [...]
8 Apr
Frank Sinatra’s House
Frank Sinatra’s boyhood house will become a Sinatra Museum. Maybe. The newspaper article on the door is dated 1999, and the place doesn’t look close to becoming a museum… and this was in 2004 when I took these pictures… >415 Monroe, Hoboken, Hudson County
7 Apr
The Futuro House of Tomorrow
Built in 1968 by architect Matti Suuronen this concept house was designed to be used as either a vacation home or a mobile home. It is constructed of lightweight plastic so it can easily be transported. It supposedly can sleep 8, and has a kitchen and bathroom. Cooking was to be done using a portable [...]
7 Apr
The House built by a blind man
With the exception of the plumbing and electricity, this house was built entirely by a blind man. He built the house while entirely broke. He did all measurements in his head and knew where he left every tool and every piece of equipment. Neighbors reported he would work thruough the night. Why not? it’s not [...]
7 Apr
Castle Dellawanna
The Castle Dellawanna is called that because it’s on Dellawanna Ave, and looks like a castle. It’s a very unusual house on an otherwise normal street. I wonder if you can get up in the turret/tower area?
7 Apr
The skinniest house in NJ
I don’t know much about this overly thin home in Bordentown. It measures 10 feet wide at the front, though the owner told me it bows out at the back so the entire house isn’t 10 feet wide. She told me that the bedroom is just a little bit bigger then a bed is long.
