Haines Shoe House. This is a shoe-shaped house in the town | Honest historian
Haines Shoe House.
This is a shoe-shaped house in the town of Hellam, Pennsylvania.The house, modeled after a work boot, was built by shoe salesman Mahlon Haines in 1948 as a form of advertising. His shoe business claimed that he made shoes "from hoof to hoof" because the company began the process by raising cattle. The house, which is 25 feet (7.6 m) high and contains five stories, was once rented out to couples and is now open for public tours.
The house is located on Shoe House Road, next to a shoe-shaped dog booth. Haynes asked for the design, handing a working shoe to the architect and saying: "Build me a house like this." The living room is located in the toe, the kitchen is located in the heel, the two bedrooms are located in the ankle, and the ice cream store is located in the rise. There is also a stained-glass panel on which Mahlon holds a pair of shoes with the inscription underneath: "Haines the Shoe Wizard." Fire escape ladders were added in the 1960s.
