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One of the Many Uses for Tiny Houses – Activists Work to End Homelessness

In what looks like an ordinary woodshop in Madison, Wisconsin, filled with table saws, screwdrivers and more screws and nails than you could count, transformative work is underway. This space, operated and owned by a nonprofit called Occupy Madison Incorporated, is part of a village of small houses built to order for – and by – …

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Camp Wandawega

Camp Wandawega, in Elkhorn, Wis., about 90 miles north of Chicago, was for years run by the Catholic church primarily for Latvian immigrants. Its origins are racier: It was originally built in 1925 as a site for prostitution and illicit liquor sales during Prohibition.” – texastinyhomes.com Read and see more about Camp Wandawega

Namekagon Cabins

An introduction to Namekagon Cabins, a manufacturer of park model & sleeping cabins located in Northern Wisconsin: “The Park Models start out at $34,000.00 and are generally used as a part time seasonal home. They are built with standard construction methods, 2 x 4 walls, 2 x 8 floor joists and engineered roof trusses. Interior …

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Fat & Crunchy Update

University of Wisconsin reports that an alum is building a tiny house. You can follow this family’s progress at Fat & Crunchy. “Peter Simon believes everything he needs in life will easily and harmoniously fit into roughly 300 square feet. Not a storage container mind you. A house. A 300-square-foot, 32-foot-long home.” Continue reading at UW Oshkosh Today » …

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