Entry No. 31 — the Cincinnati file — filed under: outdoor

The Cincinnati Mushroom House

Designed over 10 years by late architect Terry Brown and his University of Cincinnati DAAP students, this whimsical home and studio stands as a living architectural sculpture embedded in Hyde Park. Its exterior features spiraling steel staircases, warped cedar shingles, copper cladding, curved stained glass, and mushroom-gill motif windows.

The move: Grab a coffee from Hyde Park Square and take a sidewalk walking tour along Erie Avenue to inspect the mosaic tile details and organic copper curves of the exterior before heading to the nearby Cincinnati Observatory.

📍 Hyde Park
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 3331 Erie Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45208

Hours: Added 2026-07-21 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Atlas Obscura · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-21