A HOUSE IN A TREE.
A Louisianian planter of scientific tastes has lately adopted an unusual residence on tiphanks of the Kama River, where his house is Puilt after the fashion of a bird’s nest, literally on a tree, some 50 feet above the ground. The bouse consists of three stories built round the tree, which runs through the rooms like the masts which penetrate a ship’s cabin. The structure is properly protected by props of timber, and also by guide-ropes. Access to the rooms is obtained by means of an elevator placed behind the supporting tree. Living above the limits of the malaria, the inhabitants are said to preserve excellent health in their unique dwelling-place.
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Western Star, Issue 2216, 24 June 1898, Page 6
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116A HOUSE IN A TREE. Western Star, Issue 2216, 24 June 1898, Page 6
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