Odd homes in the US that’ll make you do a double take: From the Flintstone House and Jurassic Retreat to houses with urinals and jail cells
There are some one-of-a-kind homes in America that stick out from the millions of properties that stand in the country.
Here are eight unusual homes in the United States.
These include the “Flintstone House” in California and a jail cell-equipped house in Ohio.
Interestingly, four out of the eight homes on this list are in Illinois and Michigan.
The “Goth Home” in Illinois, left, the “Smurf House” in Michigan, center, and the “Flintstone House” in California. (Seth Goodman/Jacob Mason / WayUp Media / AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
‘Ultimate man cave’ in Michigan has 2 urinals in kitchen
A three-bedroom ranch-style home in Ferndale, Michigan, made headlines in December 2022 for having two urinals in its kitchen after social media users shared photos of the odd property’s real estate listing.
“This property has definitely been generating a ton of interest,” Heidi Wilson of Keller Williams Advantage, the property’s real estate agent, told Fox News Digital at the time.
“The white structures are urinals. The current owner had them installed because he renovated this to be his ultimate man cave house so why not?”
The three-bedroom, one-bathroom house at 3050 Burdette Street in Ferndale, Michigan, has two urinals built into its kitchen bar. (Stylish Detroit)
The home has only one full bathroom while the urinal-integrated kitchen has a new wet bar that leads to a spacious fenced backyard complete with its own basketball court.
The solo bathroom includes a television hookup for the shower, so games can be watched while showering. The home’s living room also has a removable platform perfect for stadium seating.
“Although some of the features are a bit unique, there has been great attention to detail put into the home, and it has many features that are perfect for the sports enthusiast,” Wilson told Fox News Digital.
“It is located in a prime location close to Downtown Ferndale and Royal Oak.”
The ‘Jurassic Retreat’ in Washington
The Jurassic Retreat has a life-size motion-controlled Tyrannosaurus rex figure on the property. (Louise James)
A three-bedroom and two-bathroom house in Washougal, Washington, is home to a collection of life-size motion-controlled dinosaurs.
The unique and immersive single-family home has served as an investment property and pays homage to the 1993 film “Jurassic Park.”
Short-term renters who visit the “Jurassic Retreat” are treated to custom dinosaur décor, paleontological details, a lush green landscape and a themed jeep.
The ‘Skinny House’ in Illinois
A TikTok video, which has been viewed more than 1.4 million times, shows the incredibly slim exterior. (Google Maps)
An extremely slim home in Deerfield, Illinois, has been dubbed the “Skinny House” for its three-foot-wide construction.
The long side of the two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house measures nearly 20 feet, Fox News Digital reported.
The Skinny House was built in 2003 and measures over 1,600 square feet and includes a finished basement. It sits on a 3,920-square-foot triangle lot and has been referred to as the “Pie House” by locals.
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The unusual wedge-like home went viral on TikTok in August 2020, and the video that has contributed to its online claim to fame has garnered more than 1.4 million views.
Ohio home with 2 jail cells connected to 1930s gangster
The two-story home at 117 N. Brandon Ave. in Celina, Ohio, includes two jail cells from the nearby Allen County Jail. (Wow Video Tours)
A four-bedroom and four-bathroom home in Celina, Ohio, includes two jail cells that once belonged to the Allen County Jail in Lima, Ohio. The jail cells are integrated into the home’s closed floor plan and are situated between the kitchen and the great room.
The home’s former owner reportedly purchased the jail cells after hearing the barred rooms were connected to John Dillinger, a Great Depression-era gangster, and built the two-story house around the cells in 1972.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that Dillinger committed a series of robberies and jailbreaks in the Midwest from 1933 to 1934.
The ‘Smurf House’ in Michigan
The ‘Smurf House’ in Michigan
The “Smurf House” at 2690 Pine Lake Road is a blue roofed Cotswold-style home located in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. (WayUp Media)
A seven-bedroom and eight-bathroom home in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, has long been nicknamed the “Smurf House” for its striking blue Cotswold cottage-style roof.
The property’s distinct coloring and cottage-like exterior have reminded many locals and social media users of the Belgian comic franchise and animated television series, “The Smurfs.”
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The ‘Goth Home’ in Illinois
The “Goth Home” at 110 Edgar Street, Lincoln, Illinois, has an all-black exterior. (Seth Goodman/Jacob Mason)
There is an octagonal home that has an all-black interior and exterior in Lincoln, Illinois. The striking home was nicknamed the “Goth Home” in December 2021 by Zillow Gone Wild, a multiplatform social media account that shares unusual real estate listings on Zillow.com – an online home marketplace.
The previous owner of the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home told Fox News Digital that he does not identify himself as gothic, and he initially chose to paint the roof black, but he eventually extended the color throughout the rest of the property.
The home’s many windows and unique shape allow natural light to enter and brighten the interior.
The 1,547-square-foot home was originally built in 1993. The home found a buyer in March 2022 and the sale is currently pending, according to multiple listing service data.
The ‘Flintstone House’ in California
Florence Fang, a retired publishing mogul, first made headlines in 2019 when the town sued her for making alterations to her property, which included putting metal sculptures of dinosaurs in her yard, adding various “Flintstones” related imagery and other additions. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
A three-bedroom home in Hillsborough, California, is known as the “Flintstone House” for its rounded architecture, vibrant colors, dinosaur props and metal sculptures modeled after characters from “The Flintstones,” a cartoon series from the early 1960s.
The town of Hillsborough sued the homeowner – Florence Fang – in 2019 for making alterations to her property. Fang responded to the lawsuit with a counterclaim.
Both parties reached a settlement in June 2021 with Hillsborough agreeing to pay Fang $125,000 and Fang agreeing to apply for building permits, according to the Associated Press.
‘Legally’ haunted house in New York
The “legally haunted” home at 1 Laveta Place in Nyack, New York, has been resorted over the years to keep-up its 1890s glory, complete with inlaid hardwood floors, arched doorways and stained-glass. (Google Maps)
A home in New York, that was legally declared haunted in 1991 by a New York Supreme Court ruling reportedly housed poltergeists who shook beds and slammed doors.
The homeowner who purchased the three-story, 4,600-square-foot Queen Anne Victorian house in Nyack in 1989 sued the previous homeowner for not disclosing the ghostly inhabitants, and the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the buyer.
The home was originally built in the 1890s and faces the Hudson River. It was expanded to include expanded seven bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Fox News Digital previously reported that the old home has housed several high-profile inhabitants who say they haven’t experienced a haunting, including director-screenwriter Adam Brooks, Jewish rapper Matisyahu and singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson.
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