The Round House (or "Circambulant House") is a house in
Wilton, Connecticut
Wilton is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Wester ...
, built by architect
Richard T. Foster in 1968. The building can rotate 360 degrees, providing every room a view of the landscape. It combines engineering from Germany, local Connecticut steel, and stone from the
Dolomites
The Dolomites ( ), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Va ...
. It was the Foster family’s primary residence for more than 35 years. Foster lived there until his death in 2002.
In 2012, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects was hired to upgrade and adapt the structure to contemporary standards:
References
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Houses in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Houses completed in 1968
Buildings and structures in Wilton, Connecticut
1968 establishments in Connecticut