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The Pensacola Beach Futuro was built in [[1966]]<ref>[http://www.escpa.org/details.asp?qAcctNum=171252500&qSection=&qTownship=&qRange=&qSubdivision=&qBlock=&qLot= Escambia County Property Appraiser]</ref> and sits atop a lower structure made of concrete block. A fifty-foot walkway leads up to the Futuro and a surrounding patio. | The Pensacola Beach Futuro was built in [[1966]]<ref>[http://www.escpa.org/details.asp?qAcctNum=171252500&qSection=&qTownship=&qRange=&qSubdivision=&qBlock=&qLot= Escambia County Property Appraiser]</ref> and sits atop a lower structure made of concrete block. A fifty-foot walkway leads up to the Futuro and a surrounding patio. | ||
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Revision as of 12:31, 12 May 2007
| The Spaceship House | |
| Building Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1304 Panferio Drive Pensacola Beach, FL |
| Architect | Matti Suuronen |
| Completion Date | 1966 |
| Structural System | concrete base, fiberglass "spaceship" |
| Style | Futuro prefab |
The Spaceship House is the name commonly given to the structure at 1304 Panferio Drive in Pensacola Beach. The house, which resembles popular depictions of alien UFOs, is actually a "Futuro" prefabricated house. Designed in the 1960s by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, about a hundred were constructed.
The Pensacola Beach Futuro was built in 1966[1] and sits atop a lower structure made of concrete block. A fifty-foot walkway leads up to the Futuro and a surrounding patio.
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