Off-Grid ‘Earthship’ Home Hits the Market for $625K in Wyoming
An off-grid Earthship home, built from 1,343 pounded tires and featuring a 66-foot greenhouse and custom bottle-glass work, has just landed on the market in Wyoming for $625,000.
Located in Wheatland, bordering 280 acres of Bureau of Land Management land, the two-bedroom residence sits on 55.13 acres of privacy.
“One of the coolest things about the home is that it is at a higher elevation and able to sustain a temperature that never gets below 62 degrees in the winter and 82 degrees in the summer,” says Rowan Bennett, who is co-listing the property with Holly Allison of #1 Properties Ranch and Recreation.
Built into the Laramie Peak foothills about an hour north of Cheyenne, the sustainable dwelling features a solar array, passive geothermal for cooling, a wind turbine, a backup diesel generator, and a roof water catchment system.
“What is also unique is that every system has a backup operation, so if the hot water heater goes out, there is a propane backup,” says Bennett.
The 1,500-square-foot interior features hand-troweled plaster walls, bottle-glass work, custom bottle lighting, and a built-in bed.
“It has been used as a secondary residence by the sellers, who used it as a retreat,” she notes. “It would also be cool to use it as an investment property and put some yurts on the property.”
Other highlights include flagstone and crushed-shell brick floors, peeled log vigas spanning the ceilings, and glass doors and walls.
The kitchen has custom pine cabinetry with hand-carved diamond inlays, tile countertops, a decorative tile backsplash, a Sun Frost energy-efficient refrigerator, and a countertop ice maker.
One full bathroom offers a claw-foot soaking tub and shower combination with an air massage system. The sellers, who are the original owners, built the residence in 2011.
A permitted domestic well can be found on the property, which also boasts outbuildings for storage. There is also a level building pad plumbed for sewer, awaiting a future garage or second dwelling with applicable approvals. Water utility has been stubbed across the road, ready for a future pond or garden.
“The next buyer will be someone who loves the outdoors and nature and is not big on putting a big carbon footprint out there,” Bennett says.
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Kellie Speed is a contributor to Realtor.com. As a writer and editor, she has worked for a variety of online and print publications, including Inked magazine, Jetset, Westchester magazine, JustLuxe, The Boston Globe, and U.S. Veterans Magazine. A Massachusetts native, Kellie attended Northeastern University for journalism, was previously the Boston editor for Haute Living, and contributed to Avalon Publishing’s Moon Metro Boston guidebook. Kellie writes celebrity profiles and covers restaurants, travel, and lifestyle.
