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The Spaceship House in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

... that the flying saucer-shaped Spaceship House in Tennessee is accessed by a staircase that was once retractable?

Source: "When the Space House finally opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1973, some 500 people visited the new building.... The house’s single entrance is reached via steps that resemble the airstairs of a jet (if not a spacecraft); they were once electrically retractable." https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TN-01-065-0075

ALT1: ... that the flying saucer-shaped Spaceship House was originally built as a 1970s-era bachelor pad, complete with shag-carpeted walls? Source: "Building contractor Curtis W. King (1922–2005) built the Space House as a 'bachelor pad' for his sons, while also hoping that it would serve as a model for future-oriented residences.... When the Space House finally opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1973, some 500 people visited the new building.... At the top of the entrance stairs is a vestibule once fitted with a built-in bar and carpeted in red and black shag. Further up the stairs is the combination living and dining room, which was also originally furnished with shag carpeting: gold on the floor and white on the walls." https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TN-01-065-0075
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Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:07, 14 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Fascinating article, this is the most 1970s thing ever and I love it. New enough, long enough, Society of Architectural Historians publication and WSJ are good sources, appears neutral. The US has FOP for buildings, so the image is fine. QPQ not needed. ALT1 checks out fact-wise, interest wise, and citation wise.
Couple small nitpicks with the article itself: concrete tub veneered with Japanese tile and The house, which weighs between 55 and 60 tons, rests on six slanted columnar legs, through which the house's plumbing and electrical lines run. Can we tweak these so they don't take the same verbs as the source article? I know it's a bit harder, when you're working most from one source, but I think the article would benefit. Also, the article states that the staircase was "permanently fixed in the down position", but the WSJ says "broken". Can we get clarity? We also need a citation for the landmark status that's mentioned in the lead. I'm not approving ALT0 because neither source appears to say that the staircase was retractable upon the house's initial construction, only that they "once" had that property. Whether you'd like to reword it or bring in an alternate source is up to you. ALT1 appears fine. Again, great article, ping me as soon as the things get fixed and I'll happily approve it. GreenLipstickLesbian 💌🦋 03:55, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
GreenLipstickLesbian Language updated as you suggested. The house is described in sources as a local landmark colloquially as it does not have official landmark status (that I know of), but I added an AP story in which it is described as a landmark. Dclemens1971 (talk) 10:23, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]