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30 ACRES with
****THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY YOUR OWN STYLE TO A STRAW BALE HOUSE!****
The Cob cottage (i.e. “monolithic adobe” made with natural, local materials), built in 2004, has 24” thick walls. Radiant heat under earthen floor feels cozy underfoot; unique bamboo ceiling; kitchen has custom cabinets with marble counter and bamboo trim, half wood burning/half electric stove, custom Dutch door, large south passive-solar windows and skylights; bathroom has whirlpool tub surrounded by mosaic art; utility room has access to sleeping loft. Plastered inside and out with lime over earthen plasters, the cottage “breathes,” and has a wonderful cozy atmosphere. Other art includes decorative support columns around windows, colored glass, wall niches and bas relief sculptures on interior and exterior walls.
The second unit, the strawbale, is yet unfinished: owner got too old and tired and ran out of money. It is a story and a half, cathedral ceiling with balcony, a large living room/gathering space. It has a full basement, and is intended to be connected to the cob cottage via a breezeway. This unit was intended to be heated with radiant heat, extended from the cottage, and/or a hybrid Rumford/Kiva fireplace. Buyer will have opportunity to finish as desired. Basement is lined with Faswall blocks, which are made of recycled materials and cement. Both structures have clay tile roofs. Environmental principles were applied in the entire building process. Area of both is about 1600 square feet.
The off-grid solar electric system with OutBack inverter, OutBack MX60 MPPT Charge Controller, 48 volt nominal L-16 batteries with Hydrocap Catalyst Battery Vents (for reduced battery watering), all located in a separate storage building. There are 24 solar panels.
Property includes 20 acres timber & 10 acres native tallgrass prairie (possible cropland, or could place in CRP, earning $500/yr.), with wildlife, 2 ponds & creek. On Potawatomi Reservation, north of Topeka, Kansas PRICE: $215,000
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 Looking East at StrawBale House with Cob cottage behind. |
 CobCottage looking NorthWest, under construction, now has deck on east side. |
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 Looking East, before StrawBale house was started, under construction |
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 Kitchen looking SouthEast |
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Bathroom wall looking North, before completion. |
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 PV Array |
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 DC breaker box, Charge Controller, Inverter, AC breaker box
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