This newly renovated dome home was built in
1996, on 4 wooded lots in the small town
community of Irondale, near Port Townsend, Wa.
It is a 12-sided structure, with an open living,
dining, and kitchen floor plan, plus 2 bedrooms
and one bath on the first floor, and one huge
open bonus room on the second floor. This can be
used for a combination bedroom, office, sewing
room, etc, or divided off into four or five
bedrooms plus common area.
The first level walls sit on a perimeter
foundation, and are rectangular, being 10' wide
on every other side, and 8' on the remaning
sides. This gives an over-all diameter of 34",
measured edge-to edge. The second floor is made
of joists and beams, resting on the outer walls
and six key points, supported on inside concrete
footings. All but one of these inside supports
are hidden in the interior walls dividing rooms,
and the one is a beautiful wooden post made of
local fir, which is positioned near the front
entry, setting off the living room.
The dome rests on the perimeter of the second
floor, having a first rung rising four feet, and
leaning inward, on top of which are six
rectangles, and six triangles, leading to the
middle roof, which is made of six triangles,
coming to one point in the center. There are
five dormers with windows, built into the second
rung triangular openings, and two skylights in
the top. the roofing is red sheet metal.
The home is located two blocks from a year-round
creek (Chimacum Creek) which is running with
salmon in the spring and fall, and also contains
trout. A nine- block bicycle ride to Irondale
Beach brings you the enjoyment of 10 acres of
public parkland, which affords clamming,
crabbing, an other fishing. This also adjoins
the mouth of the creek.
ADDITIONAL ROOMS: Upper room has 900 square feet
of floor, five dormers, and two skylights.
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