A die-hard Tolkien fan in Pennsylvania has built himself a real life Hobbit house to store his most treasured memorabilia. This is a house even Bilbo or Frodo would be happy to call their own.
Carefully hidden so that no one even notices it, the Hobbit house is built in the Pennsylvania countryside and was designed to be a replica of the Hobbit homes described by Tolkien in his timeless LORD OF THE RINGS series rather than the ones from the movies.
The mysterious owner uses the cottage, located a short distance from his house, to store the impressive collection of rare Tolkien books and memorabilia he has collected over 30 years. These include Gandalf’s staff, figurines, hooded capes, chess sets and even The One Ring.
Built it 2004, the cottage looks as if it’s straight out of turn of the century England. contrary to appearance, it is very modern and has heating and cooling, so the owner is always comfortable among his prizes possessions regardless of the weather.
Check out these photos of this amazing house:
(Photos by Matt Rourke)