The Sleeper House

Just outside of Denver, Colorado, on Genesee Mountain, one can see a house that has been called many different names over the years. Built in 1963 by architect Charles Deaton, it’s been referred to as the sculptured house, the Jetson house, the spaceship house, the clam-shaped house and the mushroom house.

But what the place is most famous for is having been used by Woody Allen in his quirky sci-fi movie, Sleeper, parts of which were fimed there in 1973.

It’s a 7,500-square-foot home with three levels and some really funky curves. Charles Deaton designed it as a sculpture first and the floor plans were drawn up later to match the form.

One of the more recent owners, dot-com millionaire John Huggins, bought it in 1999 after the property had been neglected for over 30 years. John poured several million dollars into restoring the place and even did an expansion using plans that had been drawn up by the original architect years before.

You can catch a glimpse of the Sleeper House either in this Forbes.com article or in this overview from an episode of Reel Homes at HGTV.

Tip of the hat to James for the heads-up.