When it comes to residential architecture, there are countless design styles to choose from: midcentury modern, farmhouse, Art Deco, or contemporary, to name a few. The seven homes featured below defy these traditional aesthetics. Instead of being crafted in a specific architectural style, these residences were born from repurposed buildings—structures like firehouses, churches, and even airplanes. Besides holding countless stories from their past uses, these residences showcase creative thinking, the power of human ingenuity, and remind us that there is always merit in the nontraditional path. Below, AD surveys seven homes with fascinating former lives. Would you be willing to move in?
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