Marie Saldivar’s experimental metal-clad dwelling is the perfect place to host family—and proof of concept for her new prefab company. "I always take on a bit too much," says Marie Saldivar, which, it ...
In Detroit, one developer has turned Quonset huts—better known for their use on farms and military bases—into affordable, efficient housing. On a half-vacant block a few miles outside of downtown ...
Since the late 1940s, a curious corrugated metal hut has been nestled among the Victorian shotguns and grand center-halls a half block from the river on Desire Street in Bywater. The squat, ...
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Romancing the Quonset hut (2)

From war relic to blueprint for climate-resilient communities. The Quonset hut story did not end in 1945. Its DNA lives on in ...
Mike Audiss, of Endeavor, left; Roger Hillmer, of Montello; and Dan Mraz, of Portage, finish work Friday afternoon on the disassembly of the Quonset hut on New Pinery Road near the central Kwik Trip ...
Quonset Hut, which opened in Canton as a hippie shop in the 1960s and became a popular record store, has been put up for sale. Quonset Hut recently celebrated its 55th anniversary with a special event ...
A Central Coast family is transforming a historic Morro Bay building into a boutique hotel. In 2023, local hoteliers John and Joan Solu bought a Quonset hut on Main Street. The 4,000-square-foot, dome ...
I have a strange and nostalgic affection for Quonset huts. My odd architectural ardor for the prefabricated, semicircular metal structures that housed World War II airplanes and soldiers started when ...
A Quonset hut located at 1141 Main St. in Morro Bay is for sale for $1.7 million. Courtesy photo An unusual building just hit the real estate market in Morro Bay: a World War II-era Quonset hut.