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Amazing Northern Michigan Homes: Charlevoix Mushroom House

The architect behind the mushroom houses of Charlevoix is Earl Young. He’s well known for wavy eaves, cedar shake roofs and use of stone and natural elements in his designs.

“The fireplace is actually from floor to ceiling sunburst style, again all created by Earl Young himself. I think he wanted to have a very expansive fireplace, something that was kind of a show piece,” says Connie Lenau, Harbor Sotheby’s International Realty.

If you’ve never heard of them, they’re a sight to behold of architectural history, and now you could own one.

For this Amazing Northern Michigan Home, we take you to one of the crown jewel infamous mushroom houses on the shores of Lake Michigan in Charlevoix.

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