Current:Home > FinanceThis house made from rocks and recycled bottles is for sale. Zillow Gone Wild fans loved it -GrowthInsight
This house made from rocks and recycled bottles is for sale. Zillow Gone Wild fans loved it
View
Date:2025-04-18 03:52:44
This unique home in the foothills of Tucson, Arizona earned itself a 14 out of 10 rating on "Zillow Gone Wild" for its walls made of glass bottles.
The abode at 1800 N Camino Altar is listed for $432,500 by Holly Greenhalgh of Coldwell Banker Realty. She said representing the home has been "a discovery each day and week that passes," in a statement emailed to USA TODAY.
According to the listing on Zillow, the home is a "timeless structure, insulated by thousands of glass bottles of various array creating a colorful glow, nestled between stones and full-sized wooden beams at the ceiling."
More:Climate and change? Warm weather, cost of living driving Americans on the move, study shows
Couple built home with no blueprint or design experience
Greenhalgh said the builders wanted to create a home that wouldn't disrupt the desert landscape and use materials that would last a long time.
According to the Arizona Daily Star, Theodore and Meletis Bryson used bottles and mixed mortar to build the unique home in the 1960s, starting with the carport. They slowly continued picking up bottles otherwise discarded to continue with the rest of the structure, though they had no design, measurement or plan to speak of, the Star reported.
“We didn’t have any construction experience,” the late Theodore Bryson said to a local paper at the time. “When we started, we even had to ask how to mix cement.”
The home, which was listed in January 2024, has three bedrooms, a full bathroom and a half bathroom.
“The bottles keep the house really comfortable," Bryson told the Star. "Insulation is basically air pockets and what has more air than an empty bottle?"
Greenhalgh said the home was sold to Dolores Duccomun in 1986, and her daughter is the current owner today.
veryGood! (7318)
Related
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- Jeff Perry Reveals How Alaska Daily With Hilary Swank Honors Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
- Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 Premiere Date Revealed
- Where You’ve Seen the Cast of Daisy Jones & the Six Before
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- Want a Break From Your Heels? These Foldable Flats Fit In Your Bag and They Have 8,400+ 5-Star Reviews
- Activists in Hong Kong hold first protest in years under strict new rules
- At least 9 killed after powerful earthquake rocks Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- Former Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross on regional instability — Intelligence Matters
Ranking
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Ellen Star Sophia Grace Gives Birth to Her First Baby
- Transcript: Rikki Klieman, Bill Bratton and Robert Costa Face the Nation panel, March 26, 2023
- Will Smith Returns to an Award Show Stage Nearly One Year After Oscars Slap
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- China removes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang and replaces him with his predecessor, Wang Yi
- Brother of slain Gulf Cartel boss sentenced to 180 months in prison
- Senior Nigerian politician found guilty of horrific illegal organ harvesting plot in U.K.
Recommendation
Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
Transcript: Rep. Patrick McHenry on Face the Nation, March 19, 2023
Adam Levine Shares Rare Look Into His and Behati Prinsloo's Family Life After Welcoming Baby No. 3
Channel Nature Into Your Wardrobe With The Fashion-Forward Gorpcore Trend
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Putin says Russia will respond accordingly if Ukraine gets depleted uranium shells from U.K., claiming they have nuclear component
Zebra escapes zoo in Seoul, South Korea, spends hours galloping through city's busy streets
How Sofia Carson Is Preparing for 2023 Oscars Performance After Song’s Surreal Nomination