House Shaped Like Elephant (Jan, 1937)
Filed under: Architecture, Just Weird — @ 12:33 pm
Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1937
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1937
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House Shaped Like Elephant
A HOUSE built in the shape of an elephant is located at Margate City, N. J. Erected in 1882 by James V. Lafferty, the novel home is said to be the only one of its kind. The body is 38 feet long, the circumference, 80 feet. The head is 26 feet long and 48 feet around. Legs are 22 feet long with a diameter of 10 feet. Glass eyes have an 18-inch diameter.
And still around too http://www.lucytheelephant.org/
Comment by Firebrand38 — June 23, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
What happens when you flush the toilet?
Comment by Repack Rider — June 24, 2009 @ 12:02 am
As profiled on the Weird USA show a while back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsNtA_eNio
And the original patent for Lucy http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi.....3_1882.jpg
Comment by Firebrand38 — June 24, 2009 @ 12:26 am
I’m so happy its still there. Its a NJ landmark.
Comment by Steve — June 24, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
Lucy is the best!
Comment by Julia — August 20, 2009 @ 4:41 pm