The Cincinnati Mushroom House!

The Cincinnati Mushroom House!

The Cincinnati Mushroom House!

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Sculptural and organic, this magical escape has done its job in challenging conventional thinking, even if just for a moment, of those taking the time to study it or in a quick glance as a passerby. Architect Terry Brown took his time creating this joyful home from 1992 to 2006 combining wood, glass, copper and other materials into an undulating structure drawing on his unique vision that was anything but conventional. Not only did he hold a masters in architecture but had also enjoyed the honor of being chosen for a Fulbright Fellowship at the Vienna Academy of Fine Art in Austria. His work has been exhibited at the National Building Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, and Architectural League of New York among others, but he is most well known for his Cincinnati Mushroom House, also referred to as the Tree House. Terry’s untimely death at the age of 53 in a car accident in Texas was not only a loss to the profession of architecture, but to all the students he inspired and other architects across the country who also called upon him for inspiration.

One of the whimsies of this house is that it appears to be watching you. One "mushroom" is checking you out with its big owl eyes and the other is watching you from behind its sunglasses. Already the tables are turned. The stairs to the entrance appear to be a fanciful sort of scaffolding and the cedar shakes are placed in a way to evoke constant movement. Once inside, the real magic begins with light shining through arrangements of sparkling different colors and patterns of glass, wood floors with a warm golden hue, swirls of stained glass windows and cave textured walls. Nothing is stagnant and nothing is ho hum. It’s like gymnastics for your right side brain. . . and that’s exactly what was intended. Though there is no square footage mentioned, there is 1 bedroom, 1 bath, a living room, family room, den, dining room and kitchen.

The fortunate buyer of this remarkable property will not be buying just a unique house, but a very important piece of architectural art history.

Terry Brown’s world renowned Mushroom House, priced at $349,000.

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