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The Steele House by Robert Bruno

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The Steele House by Robert Bruno

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The Steele House by Robert Bruno

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    January 23, 2022

    The "Steel House" by the late sculptor Robert Bruno. Part sculpture, part house and part 1970s Texas time capsule, the structure is located in Ransom Canyon, about 15 miles east of Lubbock.The bold piece is made of 150 tons of steel that rests on narrow legs, giving the illusion of a hovering spacecraft. The three-level, 2,200-square-foot house sits at the edge of a jagged hill overlooking a nearby lake.Bruno, the figure behind the ambitious project, lived in the structure while he welded it almost completely on his own. He started construction in 1974 — a year after he began sketching plans for the structure — and remained there, welding and working, until his death in 2008.

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      Elevation 930 m

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      Location: Ransom Canyon, Lubbock County, Texas, United States

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