Living Is Easy In A Silo House

Living is Easy in a Silo House AG WORLD Ag World 10-4-18 Arthur Peterson, Titonka, Iowa, gave his wife Lois a silo on their 40th wedding anniversary 3 years ago and they've been living in it happily ever since. Peterson put the silo up in the farmyard ù not far from the house they were living in ù specifically with the idea of turning it into a house. Thanks to help from Madison Silo company, five full floors of living area were installed, with two windows on every floor of the 20-ft. dia. structure. "The ground floor is an office, the second is a family room, the third a bedroom, the fourth a kitchen and the top floor is a living area," explains Lois. The top floor "penthouse", which is 25 ft. in dia., was constructed on the ground and hoisted into place by a crane. It has windows all the way around and provides a panoramic view of the surrounding Iowa countryside. Lois says sq. ft. costs for the house were similar to that of a conventional house, including the cost of the silo. "We put that up special because we wanted it to be at least 20 ft. in dia. The silo is 35 ft. high and the top floor is 8 ft. tall. There are 60 steps from the bottom to the top," says Lois, noting that all floors are fully carpeted. Arthur and his son Allen did some of the work themselves on the silo house which contains 1,600 sq. ft. of living space. "It was really spectacular last year when we lighted it up with Christmas tree lights," says Lois. The Petersons have escorted hundreds of visitors through their unusual house at $1 per person. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Arthur Peterson, Rt. 1, Box 127, Titonka, Iowa 50480 (ph 515 928-2734).

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