Word and home of the day : Quonset
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
April 13, 2017 10:41am CST
Another structure I love is a Quonset. What is a Quonset you ask? They are plentiful around here in this farming community. It's a long, domed, metal shed. I like how they look, and I like the word.
I have seen one retro-fitted into a gas station, but I would love to live in one that has been adjusted into a house. To my knowledge this hasn't been done.
According to this link, the Quonset house is a reality. Someone beat me to it, alas.
While walking around Catalina Island, we found a group of Quonset Houses! They were still going strong after all these years! Subscribe and check out Quonset...
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Apr 17
Military bases often have these for housing and storage.
We notice some farms have such buildings as well.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Apr 17
@FayeHazel They do just seem to make sense in many areas.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
@PatZAnthony I hope my idea for refitting them into homes will catch on :-)
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
I have always liked them when I see them
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Apr 17
@FayeHazel It was a long time ago. It was fitted out quite nicely but the outside was just half a tin cylinder with two doors and some windows.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
Oh that's so cool. I will look up Nissan hut. Do you have any pictures of the one that got made into a house? What was it like inside?
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@epiffanie (11336)
• Australia
14 Apr 17
Nice .. but maybe just for a single person or a couple without kids..
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
The one they pictured here is so small. The only thing I can think is that they must come in different sizes. The ones in my area are huge --- long structures
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
13 Apr 17
Was definitely going to ask what it was when I read your title. lol.
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@teamfreak16 (43663)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Apr 17
We don't need a big place, but that looks kind of small.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
I know, that got to me too - I'm used to seeing them as great huge structures. These look small.
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@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
15 Apr 17
@FayeHazel I was at Goose Bay in the middle of nowhere. Loved it, but it was summer!
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
Oh that is so cool. Maybe it's a regional thing - I'm in Minnesota - neighbors with Canada. How did you like Canada?
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Apr 17
A new word for me! Although I am certain I've seen them (not around here though), I didn't realize there was a term for it. But I can't recall where I have actually seen them! Interesting they are on Catalina Island . . . we've been there too, but didn't take note of them (there are a lot of cute little places out there). I wonder if it gets too hot or too cold in there ...
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr 17
@FayeHazel If only we could get to all the ins and outs of this planet in our lifetime - that would be quite a feat! I actually have a friend who is trying to do that - seriously, he travels all around the world and experiences so much - it's his passion! Catalina is a cute island, but I heard they were having trouble for a bit with the drought - not sure how things are currently. That's where we got married 
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
13 Apr 17
oh..this is very nice and appealing.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
I like the shape of such buildings, but I also like the word, as funny as that seems. :-)
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
I agree. I like a lot of natural light - but with such large walls I think it would be easy to cute some windows in. Maybe even some skylights.
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@Kuttu_007 (1939)
• India
13 Apr 17
Hmm...I've never seen anything like this in my country..
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 Apr 17
Happy I could introduce you to a different structure. :-)
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