A pyramid-shaped house in Fort Davis, West Texas, America, has gone up for sale for $80,000 (£67,000) – but despite its size, it only has one bedroom and one bathroom
A bizarre pyramid house that would fit in perfectly in the Egyptian desert has gone up for sale. Located in the middle of a dry grassy patch, the home appears quite mysterious with very little information offered on the property listing.
Built in 1986, it may have a grand appearance at 2,116 sq ft, but contains just one bedroom and one bathroom – and from the looks of it, very few windows, so don’t count on the sunshine to beam through. You’ll have a nice garden though, with a 0.5-acre lot to play with, but the outside space desperately needs a makeover.
Located in Fort Davis, West Texas, US, the surrounding area is well-known for having been used as a frontier military post between 1854-1891, according to the National Park Service.
It was “strategically located to protect emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons”, covering the Trans-Pecos range of the San Antonio-El Paso Road and the Chihuahua Trail.
The pyramid property claims to offer mountain views and “hiking all around”, and is just 20 minutes from Marfa.
There’s also a supermarket, coffee shop, and other shops within a walking distance. The home is on sale with Realtor at $80,000 (£67,000).
It comes after a two-bed property, appropriately called The Hat House, caught the attention of social media users after images of its striking Stetson-shaped roof, which also serves as a balcony, emerged online.
Heart of Texas Real Estate posted the snaps on property site Zillow, showcasing the rental’s ‘story book charm’ and rustic interior salvaged from discarded materials destined for landfill.
The 660 sqft house, in Huntsville, Texas, US, was designed in 2017 by Texan-born builder Dan Philips, and built using recycled wood and cement plaster stucco.
Described as a tribute to Texas’ Ranch culture, the $900 (£750) per month property is located on a highway opposite a famous Texan steakhouse and next to another of Philips’ works – a cowboy boot-shaped home.
Many thrilled country and western fans declared the property’s designer a visionary, while others weren’t so complimentary, describing it as “the ugliest disaster I’ve seen”.
Principal Broker for Heart of Texas Real Estate, Theresa Frazier, described how the property largely appeals to artistic househunters- and that they were looking for a “special” person to lease it.
Theresa said: “It’s really adorable. There’s a cowboy hat house and a boot house and they’re both right beside each other on the street.
“Both have a really sweet almost caricature-like feel to them.
“It’s a very interesting property. It seems to appeal to artsy people, students and younger folk in the art department.
“Your conventional furniture doesn’t actually fit in there real well, it takes a little bit of creativity to re-arrange furniture in there. It’s pretty neat.
“I have a lot of people that just want to look at it, it’s like a little museum.
“It’s cute and quirky. When it was first built we had loads of people come to see it open.
“People are usually really interested, they want to see the oddity of the type of property it is.
“There’s a lot of interest, but it will take a special type of person to want to lease it.
“Dan Philips used discarded materials that were overflowing the landfills. It was all salvageable materials and this was a good way for him to use it.
“It’s wonderful, it exemplifies the spirit of Texas. People enjoy driving by and taking a look at it.”
