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Oct192010

Road trip?

DateTuesday, October 19, 2010 at 9:06PM | AuthorTorea Jade

Paper house paper house paper house! It's in Rockport, Mass., and there's even a piano constructed out of newspaper. Built by Elis F. Stenman in 1922, this abode has stood the test of time. His grand-niece, who runs tours of the site, discusses the oddity in an interview:

What's the most commonly asked question about the Paper House?

I think probably the most common question is just, "why?"

Do you know the answer?

No. I don't really know the answer. I don't really know why unless he was just really thrifty or something. Newspapers were pretty inexpensive;everybody gave him their papers.

Art for its own sake?

 

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