Unusual or Converted/Repurposed Homes?

[Tallulah]

Hey, guys, I'm working on a project featuring people who have unusual homes--homes that used to serve some other purpose. The weirder the better. Could be things like windmills, fire stations, water towers, restaurants, schools--anything that didn't use to be a (single family, not apartment complex) home, but is now.

If you have run across any interesting homes like this, either in your city/state or in your travels, please post them! Or tell me about them via PM.

Thanks in advance!

 

[roman67]

Some buildings are made for multiple tasks, that is what you are searching for.

 

[WhoCares]

Sugar Mill, at the end of my street. Pretty georgian building.

 

[Tallulah]

Sugar Mill, at the end of my street. Pretty georgian building.

Hey, WhoCares! Sorry I didn't see your comment! Can you tell me where the building is? I'd love to see pics of it.

 

[WhoCares]

Heres an old listing which shows the building.

http://www.homehound.com.au/listing/details-popup.php?id=13557153&pos=13557153_01

Unfortunately it has been made into apartments but its too big for single person home especially as it sits on a nature reserve and river in one of the most expensive cities in the world (up there in the top 10 now apparently).

 

[Tallulah]

Oh, wow, that is a really cool property! I wonder how much it's changed since they divided it into apartments...

 

[Fidelia]

Hmm, I don't have any pictures, but I know of two old country churches that have since been turned into houses. In the one case, it was an artist who wanted to have a nice big studio inside his home. The church was either going to be taken down or sold for a dollar, as it was too expensive to move it, and the town it had once been part of no longer had any occupants. There is beautiful wood inside the building and it is a lovely home.

 

[kfarb]

Pinterest will be your best friend for this I think, just go on there and search for repurposed barns or urban warehouse lofts, you'll find a lot.

not sure where this repurposed barn is...

 

[Tallulah]

Hmm, I don't have any pictures, but I know of two old country churches that have since been turned into houses. In the one case, it was an artist who wanted to have a nice big studio inside his home. The church was either going to be taken down or sold for a dollar, as it was too expensive to move it, and the town it had once been part of no longer had any occupants. There is beautiful wood inside the building and it is a lovely home.

Can you PM me anything you know about it (location, etc)? I'm doing research to feature some of these homes on a tv show. Thanks!

Pinterest will be your best friend for this I think, just go on there and search for repurposed barns or urban warehouse lofts, you'll find a lot.

not sure where this repurposed barn is...

Man, that is gorgeous! I traced it back as far as it would go, and the original blog didn't provide details--wish I could locate that one!

 

[Fidelia]

Sure thing!

 

[Fidelia]

Couldn't find the one I had in mind, but this is a lovely and historic one in Nova Scotia

http://www.house-crazy.com/rezoned-and-repurposed-313-year-old-nova-scotia-mission-for-sale/

 

[Fidelia]

Here's another interesting link-people who have converted metal grain bins into houses...

http://www.cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56088

And another where silage bins and a grain elevator where made into condos for young people 20-30 yrs old...

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901492,00.html

 

[Ponyboy]

I know someone who lives in old church. I have also heard that in some of the more rural areas of my state there are old Grange Halls that have been converted into houses, though I don't personally know any one that has lived in one.