Like a scene out of “The Lord of the Rings” or “The Hobbit,” this earthly home in the middle of Vermont has made quite an impression.
Located in the Marshfield area, if you ever dreamed of living in the town of Hobbiton, this may be the closest home to it.
The structure sits on a massive stretch of 45-acre land surrounded by pine trees, and it can be all yours for $220,000.
The one-bedroom, one-bathroom property designed by architect Bob Chappelle in 1990 was listed in early November. Chappelle has lived there for most of his life.
Built with connected domes and arching vaults, it is reminiscent of the medieval period.
The listing describes the property as “a fairytale-like home with multiple open rooms, skylights, a huge wooden soaking tub, cherry dining room table, cherry kitchen screen, gorgeous cherry bed headboard and rough-hewn granite floors and walls.”
Chappelle, now 95, revealed in an interview with Seven Days Vermont that he used polystyrene, coated inside and out with a mixture of mud and cement, adding that his inspiration derived from the most basic material: earth.
“Our country is so wedded to studs, sheetrock, plywood, plasterboard,” Chappelle said. “All you get is a box.”
Chappelle hopes that whoever the next owner is will undertake a few renovations, but adds it’s not mandatory. According to the architect, some of the mud used to construct the home over 30 years ago has now crumbled due to water damage.