2473 Lee Road 65, Auburn, AL 36832

Unusual hand-crafted berm construction. Many materials are recycled and re-purposed-slate flooring in dining area (formerly AU Chemistry Lab countertops), stained glass church windows, interior brickwork from antebellum-era homes, antique oak and cherry doors,hand-hewn beams from the Red Hill Home near Waverly, AL. Kitchen counters are made from old railroad boxcar flooring: custom cabinetry from heart pine boards. Exposed beams throughout the home. The enclosed sunroom is cedar and oak, positioned to receive and store maximum winter heat and minimize summer sun. Some ceilings are from old railroad box cars. The rockwork serves as trombe passive solar heating system. Sawn beams are held in place by wooden pegs. Also has 440 SF wkshp with 420 SF attached shed. Also a drilled well for supplemental water and small retention pond.There are stained glass windows from an old church, hand hewn beams, a well and community water, and small pond in the natural woodland surrounding this house.