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The design was actually inspired by Queen Anne’s Lace, but the four pods which rise up from the earth on stems of steel and concrete, certainly resemble a cluster of forest fungi. Mrs. Antell, a potter and ceramist, created the handmade tiles that cover the floors and the door was designed by furniture craftsman Wendel Castle. It strikes us as quite a decorating challenge, but the unique dwelling nestled among the trees — which remains in the Antell family and is a private residence — must be a total fantasy to live in, especially as the autumn brilliance arrives.

(Images: 1, Perinton Municipal Historian Collection; 2, C. Marcera; 3-5, James H. Johnson Architecture)