realtor.comThe list price on a historic home that took a ride on a barge across Tampa Bay is getting lower. Lamb manor, named for original owner Asa Lamb, was originally built in Palmetto, FL, in Manatee County. It now sits on 5.2 acres in Ruskin, about 25 miles across Tampa Bay in Hillsborough County. The asking price is now $1,595,000, a significant reduction from the $2.4 million price tag when it was...
Unique Homes
realtor.comIf you saw a sweet tiny-house community in downtown Reno, NV, on HGTV’s “House Hunters” earlier this month and fancied a move to northern Nevada, we have intriguing news. You can now snap up a tiny house in that same Tiny Ten community. A 652-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath home is on the market for $285,000 with listing agent Barrie Lynn of Ferrari-Lund Real Estate. Built...
"We spend so much of our lives in boxes," says Alexis Borsboom, owner of this cottage nestled among the trees on Mayne Island, BC. The unique shape is just one reason she and her husband moved in. The rest of the story lies inside its walls - and begins with the walls themselves. That's because they're made from cob: a combination of clay, sand and straw that's mixed with water and then sculpted by hand....
Many kids dream of owning their own castle, but John Lavender - owner, designer and builder of the Highlands Castle in Bolton Landing, New York - made his son Jason's childhood fantasy a reality. After telling his (then) 3-year-old son that he would build him a castle, Lavender delivered on his promise, constructing it from scratch himself. Nestled in the beautiful Adirondacks and overlooking the coast of...