{"id":167614,"date":"2025-09-19T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/167614\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:49:09","slug":"enchanting-camera-house-could-be-yours-for-785000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/167614\/","title":{"rendered":"Enchanting ‘Camera House’ Could Be Yours for $785,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/a>The entrance to the property resembles a vintage camera. | Justin Jones, Jones Media Shop <\/p>\n

Tucked away in southwest Portland sits a photographer\u2019s potential dream home: the \u2018Camera House,\u2019 nicknamed for its resemblance to a vintage box camera.<\/p>\n

The cube-shaped house has round windows that imitate camera lenses, and the structure is designed to \u201ccapture light, views, and imagination.\u201d The stunning 1,262-square-foot-home has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and is situated on a 0.23 acre lot. <\/p>\n

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The building is wrapped in corrugated aluminum and was designed by architect Willard Martin, having been erected in 1976. <\/p>\n

Martin is well-known in Oregon, having designed Pioneer Courthouse Square, affectionately known as \u201cPortland\u2019s living room,\u201d which is inspired by the ancient Agora of Athens. <\/p>\n

Oregon Live reports<\/a> that Martin\u2019s inventive design for the Camera House owed to the lot\u2019s dramatic incline, causing him to create a three-story house that has tiers of windows and decks. <\/p>\n

Each level is a 12-by-12-foot modular space, which caught the attention of Sunset Magazine in March 1977 which ran a cover story<\/a> about the house with the headline: \u201cSmall is More in Three-Level House in Oregon.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Sliding doors, open ceilings, and hardwood floors permeate the house, and there is a top-floor office for a photographer to while away the hours editing the day\u2019s images. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a home for an artist or creative who sees their surroundings as both a sanctuary and an experience. Someone who wants to live among the trees in a piece of architectural history and revel in its expressive spirit,\u201d listing broker Craig Weintz tells The Oregonian\/OregonLive.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cinematic, compact and quietly luxurious, with parquet floors, custom Greek sinks, decks on every level, and views straight into the trees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The house has an asking price of $785,000. The listing by Redfin can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In 2024, a series of houses belonging to famous photographer went on the market, including Elliot Erwitt\u2019s Manhattan apartment<\/a> and photo studio; Erwitt\u2019s Long Island home<\/a>, which also had a photo studio; Annie Leibovitz\u2019s<\/a> Californian farm home; and Ansel Adams\u2019 estate<\/a> in San Francisco. <\/p>\n

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