December 29, 2010
Built to keep Napoleon at bay this Suffolk Martello tower has been renovated into a home. I love the brick work. Deeply envious of the view.
Martello towers are apparently mis-named after the tower guarding the anchorage at Mortella Point, in Corsica.
Examples were built throughout the British Empire (which explains the cameo appearance in Ulysses). via via
Seems like a perfect beach house to me - the need to watch the coastline for invaders ensured a great view, and built to withstand any weather event short of a tsunami. Beats a lighthouse, less stairs and less glare.
For another remodeling of an old military landmark without destroying the aesthetics of it there's this
bunker house on Sullivan's Island near Charleston, SC.
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