The term “dome home” is usually more than enough to make a listing stand out—but in the case of one Oklahoma residence, the dome at its center is just one of a triumvirate of treasures that also includes a private vineyard and a lush 10-acre spread of farmable land.
Located in Yukon, OK, the unique property, which is on the market for $799,900, was constructed, not out of a desire to create a one-of-a-kind structure, but rather because of the resilience that such a design offers in the face of severe weather events.
Built with concrete and rebar, the dome and the attached cube are basically an above-ground storm shelter that you can live in.
“The gentleman that built it originally did a lot of traveling so he was out of town a lot and in Oklahoma there are tornadoes so he sought out a company that built these dome houses,” says listing agent Brian Rush, who is brokering the sale with Bailee & Co. Real Estate.
“It’s constructed in a way that it can withstand really about anything through an F4 tornado.”
The domed part was built first with the square addition coming later to add more space, bringing it to a total of 2,221 square feet with two bedrooms and three bathrooms.
“Once you’re inside the house, it has a really nice kitchen and the spaces are large. The walls in the dome part are rounded, but you still have really good space in there,” Rush explains.
“I’m 6’5” so I’m a pretty big guy, but I still had no problem walking around, even towards the edges of the walls.”
That’s not to say that the dome shape doesn’t also add a fun aesthetic flair to the property, with Rush noting that the property reminded him of a “Star Wars” set when he first laid eyes on it.
“The first thing that went through my mind was ‘Star Wars’ because it kind of has a little bit of that look and feel of original ‘Star Wars’ from the ’70s where Luke Skywalker lived,” he recalls, adding that the dwelling also has a similar sand scape to the fictional dwelling featured in the sci-fi hit.
“It really has that look and feel about it, especially when you see it from an aerial shot looking down where you can see the full double dome.”
The uniqueness definitely stood out.
“My first thought was, I’ve never seen or listed a house like this, especially in Oklahoma, but this is going to be really cool.”
The home sits on 10.63 acres of land with good soil, atypical for the area.
“In Oklahoma, we have a lot of red clay soil, which is terrible for anything agricultural. But the soil is just wonderful there. It’s a sandy loam type of soil.”
Because of the growing potential, the seller’s family decided to plant a vineyard that now has several acres of Norton Red grapes and Vignoles White grapes.
“The family has done it more of a hobby through the years, but they have all of the equipment there to produce wine,” Rush says. “If somebody wanted to come in and turn it into a full-fledged business, they certainly could do that.”
All of the winemaking materials are in a commercial shop, which is more than just a metal frame building.
“It has Phase 3 power. It has two bathrooms in the shop, one of them full, one of them half. It’s ventilated. It’s just ready to go from all of those kind of standpoints.”
Rush says the buyer will most likely be someone who wants to utilize the land’s agricultural potential and likes something unique.
“The house is not going to be everyone’s flavor, of course. I think once people see and walk through it, they’re like, ‘oh, this is actually a really nice house.’”
And while the home is different, it is very livable.
“Sometimes you walk through a property, especially if it’s a unique one, where you just can’t figure out how you live there, and this is not that way at all,” Rush says. “It’s very functional in how it’s laid out and then it’s pretty cool that your whole house is a shelter so there’s really nothing to worry about when the storms are rolling through.”