Ufo House Homestead Florida
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Ufo house homestead florida. The ufo house in homestead was built in the 1970s an early experimental design for a hurricane proof home. While some have been demolished such as the homestead ufo house others still exist today throughout the united states including one in plantation florida one in garden city south carolina and another in mettawa illinois. Bay harbor continental building bay harbor islands gone the mark cocoa beach mar vista fort lauderdale ufo house homestead spaceship house islamorada house key largo yacodome lake placid george a.
Obviously the house is a fixer upper but the main allure is owning a piece of florida lore. Lions tigers bears oh my. Painted pink and encrusted with graffiti the abandoned ufo house in homestead florida has a backstory as mysterious as its otherworldly architecture.
Located at 59 coral dr in key largo the two story home comes with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Ok no one really knows what the ufo house was about but this is the real deal. Down a six mile car less track beneath a rusting corrugated metal shed in the deepest hole ever dug in florida lies the biggest solid fuel space rocket engine ever built.
Smathers plaza miami house miami house st. Others claim a mob boss actually built the house making it easy for any drug drops in the area. It was built in 1978 by miami architect peter vander klout the structure looks out at snake creek on one of the southern most florida keys.
Located deep south in the city of homestead just a couple of miles from the everglades entrance is a rather odd looking house. Now one of the last remaining ufo homes is for sale. Locals called it the alien house mushroom house or the ufo house simply because of the saucer like shape the building has.
A photo of the house before it was painted pink. Located in homestead florida the so called ufo house or alien house was built around 1974 when the town s population was roughly 15 000. Built out of concrete the top portion was constructed first and weighed over 280 tons alone.
The ufo house in homestead was built in the 1970s an early experimental design for a hurricane proof home. It also sits on two lots and has its own dock and concrete boat slip. It survived unscathed through hurricane andrew which devastated south florida especially homestead so i would say that the design was a success.
There s something about the everglades town of homestead and space. Located deep in homestead just a couple of miles from the everglades entrance is an odd looking house. Locals call it the alien house or ufo house simply because of the saucer like shape the building has.
