You know the saying, “Have you been living under a rock?” Well, if you purchase this $4.2-million home in Scottsdale, you can confidently say, “Yes!” Carved inside of 1.6-billion-year-old granite boulders, the three-bedroom, 2.5 bath home is on the market, 35 years after it was built.
Designed by architect Charles Johnson, the boulders account for 60 percent of the residence and includes ancient petroglyphs on its walls dating back to about A.D. 1100. The Boulders House sits on nine acres of undisturbed desert and nearby the exclusive Whisper Rock golf course.
In between gaps in the boulders, custom-made glass creatively fills the space. The first floor’s cavernous Great Room, sitting at 8 feet tall, is made-up of color-infused concrete and is spacious enough to host 80 guests. In the contemporary kitchen, modern amenities and stainless-steel appliances were used to ensure you aren’t completely living in a prehistoric residence.
From the master bedroom, you can step out on a patio that overlooks the Sonoran desert. Inside, the master bathroom has the only modern sink, the others are rock-like sculptures. And, admittedly, the current furniture could use some updating to really give it that rustic-luxury feel. But we’ll let your interior designers figure that out.
If you've ever dreamt of living inside your own Flinstones manor, this just might be the home for you. Even Stanley Marcus, businessman and former CEO of Neiman Marcus, thinks it’s the “most original home in America.”
