Martin Digital History

Bubble house under construction, 1953

Item

Title

Bubble house under construction, 1953

Description

Bubble house under construction. A pair of 30 ft. circular "bubble houses" were constructed in October 1953 by the Hobe Sound Corporation on the south side of Zeus Circle. Constructed by the Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach, Wallace Neff was the architect. The original cost was $6,000 and they were used as rental properties by the Reed Family for many years. The east building was torn down in 2012.

Source

Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum; donated by Vee Chambers.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white digital image

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2024-043-DVD05-009
2024.043

Original Format

Digital image

Citation

“Bubble house under construction, 1953,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/9250.