Listed for just under $3 million, this Eden Prairie home is housed in two connected geodesic domes. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 6:39 PM CDT July 13, 2021
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. There s no place like home. But on one Eden Prairie property, there s no place like dome.
The Double Domes home hit the market Tuesday. Edina Realty has listed it for just under $3 million.
The home housed in two connected geodesic domes was built in 1977 by doctors Gail and Roger Farber. Buckminster Fuller, the American architect who popularized the geodesic dome, has even visited the property in the past.
Credit: Heidi Wigdahl
The property, located at 6525 Rowland Road, sits on 1.8 acres in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
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