Midwestern Mid-Century, Overland Park, Kansas, 2010

A sci-fi dream dome home is the last thing I expected to find exploring an average suburban Kansas City neighborhood last week. But that’s exactly what I found. Of course I wanted to see the inside, so I knocked on the turquoise door. The inside was even more space age than the outside.

Basically it’s a modern home and tropically planted pool and patio under the big dome. How futuristic is that?! The skylight is over the pool and patio. This place is like something you would see in a vintage Popular Mechanics Magazine. There’s a garage off to the side and even a pop-top to let the hot air out.

Mr. Anderson, the elderly gentleman owner, explained he designed and built the house in 1966. Later I found out that back in the day, he was the most prominent structural engineer in Kansas.

When he asked his wife if we could tour the inside of the home under the dome she shouted a resounding NO from her easy chair without even looking up. “The Price is Right” was playing full blast on the TV in front of her. I could only see in from the patio from the four enormous sliding glass doors. From what I could see it looked quite cozy.

I really did go back to the future. For a moment I thought I was on another planet. My imagination was inspired and my spirit soared! Think of your house and patio with a big dome over it!

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Here’s to Mr. Anderson, his super duper sci-fi dome home and YOU!