FABULOUS FLORIDA FAVORITES

WONDER HOUSE, BARTOW, FLORIDA

Interesting-Instructive-Inspiring

This house, thirteen years under construction and still unfinished, combines many sensational features of modern house construction for comfort and convenience.  Packed full of unique ideas and step-saving devices.   Beautiful hand-laid tile work and landscaping add much interest to the building.  A surprise at every turn.

Conrad Schuck was the 49-year-old owner of a building supply company in Pittsburgh when his doctor told him he had roughly one year to live. He might live a few months longer, his doctor said, if he moved to a warmer climate.

Thirteen years later, Schuck was still working on his 'Wonder House,' a four-story, 5,300-square-foot mansion on Mann Road in Bartow. The intriguing 18-room structure, which Schuck opened to the public in 1934, served as a local tourist attraction for roughly 30 years.

Read the full story of the Wonder House

in the Polk County News "The Ledger.com"

http://www.theledger.com/article/20081115/COLUMNISTS/811150267