Mushroom House (Cincinnati)

The Mushroom House (also known as the TreeHouse) is an ornately fanciful home built by architect Terry Brown in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.[1][2] The one-bedroom house features pressed copper ceilings and a spiral staircase entry.[3]

Mushroom House
General information
Address3331 Erie Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio
Construction started1992
Completed2006
Design and construction
ArchitectTerry Brown

It was built between 1992 and 2006 and served as the architect's secondary residence until his death in 2008. Standing on the busy corner of Erie and Tarpis Avenues, it is a prominent Cincinnati landmark and one of Cincinnati's best-known residences.

References

  1. Tabitha Sukhai, Mushroom House, Cincinnati, Ohio. This Old House Online
  2. Merkel, Jayne (August 11, 2008). "Terry Brown, Mushroom House Architect, Dies at 53". Architectural Record. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. Ball, Jennifer (Jun 2007). "Selling Points". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 94. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
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