There are some one-of-a-kind homes in America that stick out from the millions of properties that still stand today.
Here are 11 unusual homes in the United States and beyond.
These include the “Flintstone House” in California and a jail cell-equipped house in Ohio.
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Recently, a school in Iowa that was turned into a massive mansion had hit the market.
Interestingly, four of the 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.
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“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 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.
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“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 of this home. (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.
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It sits on a 3,920-square-foot triangle lot and has been referred to as the “Pie House” by locals.
The unusual wedge-like home went viral on TikTok in August 2020, and the video that contributed to its online claim to fame has garnered more than 1.4 million views.
School-turned-massive mansion in Iowa
The exterior and interior of the Iowa schoolhouse that is up for sale. (VHT Studios)
The 22,000-square-foot property — nicknamed the “Prairie Castle” — has hit the market for $1.75 million.
Friedrich Iowa Realty listing agent Luke Jensen detailed in an interview with Fox News Digital how the original 1923 township school was converted into a private residence.
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The school district educated K-12 students in the building until 1991, when it was consolidated into another school.
The three-level, four-bedroom, six-bath home includes other amenities such as a hot tub, two fireplaces and multiple porches, both enclosed and open.
Ohio home with 2 jail cells connected to 1930s gangster
The two-story home at 117 N. Brandon Avenue 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.
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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” 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.
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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.”
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 multi-platform social media account that shares unusual real estate listings.
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.
House in the middle of a cemetery
This home is expected to sell for over $70,000 when it hits the auction market on Nov. 7. (SWNS)
A chapel-turned-home will be available for sale in a few weeks — but those interested can get a sneak peek of the chapel-turned-home ahead of the expected bidding war.
The former chapel is not in the U.S. Located in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, United Kingdom, it’s on the market for nearly $73,000 — and is in the middle of a cemetery.
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The property goes up for sale on Tuesday, Nov. 7 — and bidding will end on the evening of Nov. 9.
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 and adding various “Flintstones”-related imagery. (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 popular cartoon series from the early 1960s.
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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.
‘Cave house’ reminiscent of ‘The Flintstones’ in Ohio
The house features amenities such as a wood-burning fireplace and a two-car garage — and sits on over an acre of land. (Jacqueline Ward)
In other “Flintstones” real estate news, a unique home in Concord, Ohio, which is built into a cave-like sculpture, just hit the real estate market for $400,000.
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The 3,597-square-foot house has five bedrooms and three bathrooms tucked within its cave walls.
Some say it resembles the dwelling where Fred, Wilma and Pebbles resided.
‘Legally’ haunted house in New York
The “legally haunted” home at 1 Laveta Place in Nyack, New York, has been restored over the years to 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.
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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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