The Mushroom Beehive House
is located East of I-71 in Hyde Park. Corner of Erie Avenue and Tarpis
Avenue. It is visible from the street, but it must be noted that it
is private property. The two RV Gypsies took photos from the public
sidewalk. In order to park, the two RV Gypsies had to put money in the
nearby parking meters.
The Mushroom House is an ornately fanciful home built by architect
Terry Brown in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The house
took more than a decade to create; construction began in 1992 and ended
in 2006. It served as Brown’s secondary residence, architecture studio
and teaching tool for his students.
The one-bedroom house features pressed copper ceilings and a spiral
staircase entry. The shingles covering the sides of the home are meant
to resemble the delicate sheets on the underside of a mushroom, while
the decorative roofing complete the fungal look. There is also a glass-walled
sun room protruding from one end of the building which certainly makes
it look a bit less organic, but nonetheless magical.
Unfortunately Brown passed away in 2008, but the Mushroom House remains
a beloved landmark in the neighborhood, and is still well-taken care
of. Brown’s other works are exhibited at the National Building Museum
in Washington, D.C., and the Architectural League of New York. |
