Ever want to own a pyramid? Now you can own two – in North Carolina. Take a look
You don’t have to travel far in order to feast your eyes on a pair of pyramids — just head over to the Tar Heel State.
Two cool structures called “the pyramids” have landed on the real estate market in Rockwell, North Carolina, for $675,000.
And yes, that’s for the pair.
The structures were designed by notable North Carolina architect James Kluttz in 1987, but he died before he was able to complete the second pyramid, listing agent Rhonda Jolly told McClatchy News.
“He used the second one for some kind of school (not sure what kind); therefore, there are a lot of small bedrooms with only a bed in that area,” Jolly said.
The two buildings are connected by a covered breezeway that has a sun room, the listing on DM Properties and Associates said.
Features inside the blue pyramid include:
Two primary suites
Open floor plan
Wood burning fireplace
Tons of storage
Laundry room
Skylights
The listing notes that the second pyramid has “a huge garage space with multiple rooms for second living quarters. It could be made into an in-law suite, man cave, classroom or anything you could think of,” the listing notes.
Kate Kluttz, the daughter of James, wrote a vivid piece in The Guardian about what it was like to live in the pyramids while growing up.
“The two main structures were the blue pyramid (the family living quarters) and the red pyramid, a sort of magnificent hyper-shed consisting largely of my dad’s office, space for his woodworking and gardening, storage for his enormous collection of Louis L’Amour paperbacks, and parking for his car and farm truck,” Kate Kluttz wrote.
“Much of the blue pyramid was open plan with the different living areas largely indicated by furniture arrangement rather than separating walls. This meant that the house was filled with light, but sound tended to carry in it, so the entire house boomed with the sound of my father’s voice mixing up the names of his children.”
The listing is held by Jolly and Krystal Baucom with DM Properties and Associates.
Rockwell is about 40 miles northeast of Charlotte.
This story was originally published September 20, 2022 at 10:54 AM with the headline "Ever want to own a pyramid? Now you can own two – in North Carolina. Take a look."