Sculptured House
Background
Its architect Charles Deaton described his inspiration: "On Genesee Mountain I found a high point of land where I could stand and feel the great reaches of the Earth. I wanted the shape of it to sing an unencumbered song."
Construction
The house was built in 1963. Delzell Inc., owned and operated by Clifford M. Delzell, was the original contractor, on an experimental permit. Deaton ran out of money before the house was finished, so he never lived in it.
The interior went largely unfinished and was vacant for almost three decades. Deaton died in 1996. In 1999, John Huggins, an entrepreneur and the former head of economic development for Denver, purchased the house. He built a large addition designed by Deaton with Nick Antonopoulos. Huggins commissioned Deaton's daughter Charlee to design the interior, and it was completed in 2003. The house covers 7,700 sq ft (720 m) over five levels, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, along with a state of the art kitchen and top level master suite.
In 2006, Michael Dunahay, a Denver entrepreneur, purchased the house from Huggins. By late 2010, Dunahay had become delinquent on the nearly $2.8 million outstanding balance of his $3.1 million mortgage, and a foreclosure auction was held on November 10, 2010, where it sold for $1.5 million. The house was sold again in November 2010.
In the media
- The 21st Century, episode "At Home, 2001" — hosted by Walter Cronkite (CBS, 1967)
- Sleeper (Woody Allen film, 1973)
- Livin' Large (MTV, 2003)
- American Guns (Discovery, 2011)
- Extreme Cribs (MTV, 2011)
- Home Strange Home (HGTV, 2012)
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The top houses from the movies". The Daily Telegraph. London. May 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012.
- ^ Bradbury, Dominic; Powers, Richard (2009). The Iconic House: Architectural Masterworks Since 1900. Thames & Hudson. p. 168. ISBN 978-0500342558.
- ^ Hudson, Kris (October 22, 2010). "Woody Allen's 'Sleeper' House Hits Foreclosure Block". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Leland, John (January 4, 2001). "RETROFITTING THE 70'S; Rescuing a Vision Of a Well-Rounded World". The New York Times.
- ^ "Flying saucer 'Sleeper' home off I-70". realcoloradotravel.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "House featured in 'Sleeper' movie sold at auction". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. November 10, 2010.
- ^ Roberts, Michael (November 11, 2010). "Sleeper house photo tour: See what you could have bought for $1.53 million". Westword.
- ^ "At Home, 2001". The 21st Century. Episode 1.2. March 27, 1967. CBS.
- ^ Ahier, Brian (February 11, 2013). "Walter Cronkite - "The 21st Century" March 12, 1967". Archived from the original on December 15, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "A tough sale despite orgasmatron". Denver Post. June 16, 2006.
External links
- "Sleeper House". Forbes. September 9, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2024.