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Gnome Home

The "Mushroom Houses" of Charlevoix, Michigan are an amazing collection of unique homes designed and built from 1918-1975, by self-taught architect Earl Young. The homes, also nicknamed "Gnome Homes", are constructed of local materials like limestone, boulders, and field stone, with cedar shake roofs. They are designed to blend into the landscape. Young built 26 of these homes, and four commercial buildings in Charlevoix.

 

This house, and other Mushroom Houses, are on Park Street, built with a view of Lake Michigan.

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Uploaded on November 5, 2016
Taken on October 19, 2016