This incredible little home is the ‘Hobbit House’,
a hobbit themed cottage designed by architect Peter Archer for a lifelong J.R.R.
Tolkien fan. It’s located in Chester County, Pennsylvania,
a place dotted with picturesque barns and rolling fields,
yet is surprisingly close to Philadelphia.
The Hobbit House was built for the sole reason of being a personal museum,
a private place where one fan of the famous author
could store all his Tolkien-inspired memorabilia. A 30 year collection of books,
figurines and other collectables.
Exterior views of the Hobbit inspired house in Chester County,
near Philadelphia:
Wouldn’t be a hobbit home without a small round wooden door.
The inside is just as cosy as you’d imagine.
It even has a Tolkien inspired chess board.
explains:Upon starting the project I read the book The Hobbit and watched
the Lord of the Rings movies, but more importantly, looked at the range of writings
by Tolkien, including amazing sketches he had done to illustrate his work.
I remember at the start saying that we would be happy to design the structure but
we were not going to do a Hollywood interpretation. We wanted it to be timeless.
It was built in 2004 but looking at it, you could think it was from 1904 or 1604.
Now all I want to do is get comfy in that little hobbit home and smoke a pipe by the fire…that is until some pesky dwarves come knocking on my door wanting an adventure.
