This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about houses and the people who live in them.
They Built A Real-Life Simpsons House In Nevada
We pay tribute to the house Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie call home – not to mention a real-life, 3D version of the place in Nevada.
A Guy In Massachusetts Made Pretty Much His Whole House Out Of Old Newspapers
The Paper House of Rockport, Massachusetts has a wood frame, but otherwise owner Elis Stenman made the place almost entirely out of old newspapers. And you can still read the stories in the walls today.
The Spite House, An Elegant, Expensive Way To Get Back At Somebody
Boston’s Skinny House is four stories tall with rooms only 10 feet wide, and was reportedly built just to block another house’s view of the harbor. “Spite houses” have been regularly built for these kinds of reasons, it turns out.
In The 60s, There Was A Plan To Make Houses Out Of Heineken Bottles
It’s National Beer Day, so it’s a good time to talk about a plan from the 1960s, when beer magnate Alfred Heineken tried to rework his company’s green bottles so they could be upcycled into bricks for low-income houses.
There’s A House In The Middle Of France’s Loire River
It’s known as the House in the Loire, and it’s a popular sight for those on Loire River boat tours. But it’s not a house on a formerly dry site that later flooded; nor does anyone live there.
