Mushroom House

Embeddable Google Satellite Image The Mushroom House (the owners prefer the name "Pod House") is a private home at 142 Park Road in Perinton near Powder Mills Park south of Bushnell's Basin.

A complete description appeared in the Town of Perinton Designated Landmarks and Districts May 9, 1989 Application (PDF 1.27MB).

• "Handing Robert and Marguerite Antell a stem of Queen Anne’s Lace, and holding one himself, and having the three flowers touch, architect James Johnson said, “ There is your house.” This was the genesis of what became popularly known as the “Mushroom House,”
  

• Originally built for Robert and Marguerite Antell on property they purchased in 1969 and sold it in 1996. The new owners did extensive redecoration. In 1999 it returned to the Antell family when "it was purchased by Steven and Christine Whitman. Steven is the son of Marguerite Antell’s cousin."

See also:

• Mushroom House on Wikipedia
  

• Mushroom House from book "Weird New York" on Google Books, has photos and information.
  

• Cool Houses
  

• Featured on "Offbeat America" Episode HOBA-204
  

• Rochester Archipedia
  

• Flickr Photo all rights reserved
  

• WayMarking.com Listing
  

• GoogleEarhHacks
  

• Wikimapia

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2005-12-14 23:35:05   Does anyone know whether tours of the house are available? —TobinFricke

2007-05-09 23:27:27   does anyone have more historical information on this house? the owners? —GrahamSaathoff

2007-05-18 02:33:44   From what I've heard (from people who live in the area), these are privately-owned homes, so asking for a tour might be intrusive. —JayUnnikrishnan

2007-11-07 15:36:55   i've driven to see them and they are privately owned now. —MissGia

2008-06-02 00:56:51   I used to love driving by this house when I was a kid (and I still do!) Definitely a must-see Rochester area landmark. If you have children, take them to sneak a peak at these and then check out the fish hatchery down the road. —MariahBetz

2009-08-03 13:30:53   This house was recently added to the 'This Old House' website: http://bit.ly/7Sinh8 —DanDangler

2010-12-02 11:48:47   Listed for sale: http://www.homefinder.com/NY/Perinton/69683608d_142_Park_Rd —MikeFisher

2011-01-01 14:18:10   More Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/keukastudios/5312607731/in/photostream/ —KeukaStudios

2012-02-18 15:01:53   Sold (after the price was knocked down from $1.1M to $800K): http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012302160034 —MarkJackson

2020-06-30 06:45:21   https://rocwiki.org/Mushroom_House

<p>thanks for sharing<a href="https://rocwiki.org/Mushroom_House">!</a></p> —samsmith