Space Ship for Sale
This is not really new news anymore, although, it sure is interesting! At least from a realtor’s perspective. And this is not really a spaceship either, but it sure does look like one! This home in Genessee has been off and on the market many times over the last several years. One claim to fame it has (in addition to its unusual shape and location) is that it was used in the Woody Allen film called “Sleeper.”
From Forbes magazine
When architect Charles Deaton designed the “Sculptured House” on Genesee Mountain just outside Denver in Colorado, he had definite ideas about its unique design.
“People aren’t angular. So why should they live in rectangles?” he said.
There’s no way anyone could confuse this house with the rectangular homes of the 1960s. The 7,500-square-foot home is three levels and curves unpredictably. It was designed as a sculpture first; the floor plan for the home was drawn up later (thus it was given the name, “Sculptured House”).
The architectural curiosity, constructed in 1963, was featured in Woody Allen‘s 1973 film, Sleeper. It was bought in 1999 by software millionaireJohn Huggins for $1.3 million. Although Huggins is now an angel investor, he was formerly chief financial officer of software companyJohnson-Grace, which developed a streaming-media application and was later acquired by America Online in 1996.
Huggins, 44, a Colorado native, said he had been interested in the home since he was a young boy. By the time he bought it, after nearly 36 years of neglect, the windows had been smashed in, the plaster was coming down, and there was snow inside the house. Three years and several million dollars later, Huggins added 5,000 square feet to the property–using plans that had been drawn up years before by the original architect–and completely redesigned the interior with custom-made modern furniture.
Located about 15 miles west of Denver, the home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a four-car garage and a media room. It was just listed a few weeks ago at $10 million, which includes the furniture. Rollie Jordan of Kentwood Cherry Creek is the exclusive listing agent on the property.
