2024-11-21T16:57:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149939731/the-alaskan-cabin-that-grew-into-a-dr-seuss-tower Alexander Walter 2016-04-11T15:12:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/250d9aa12027919504c3239f7e3d4905?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>As the story goes, the original owner of this unwieldy building located in Willow, Alaska built his house shortly after a forest fire with a clear view of Mount McKinley and Denali National Park. As the surrounding trees recovered, the pristine view was obscured and the owner decided to add few more stories, eventually spending a decade adding floors until it reached the 12-ish story tower you see today. Not surprisingly, locals refer to the building as the &ldquo;Dr. Seuss House&rdquo; [...].</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related stories on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/135578877/obama-changes-the-name-of-tallest-mountain-from-mt-mckinley-to-denali" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Obama changes the name of tallest mountain from Mt McKinley to Denali</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/123894934/russia-considering-plans-for-a-12-400-mile-superhighway-linking-london-and-alaska" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russia considering plans for a 12,400-mile superhighway linking London and Alaska</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/78286760/the-alaskan-village-set-to-disappear-under-water-in-a-decade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Alaskan village set to disappear under water in a decade</a></li></ul>