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The ultimate A-frame house asks $835K

A four-bedroom, four-bath home in Connecticut features not one, not two, but six interconnected A-frame structures.

Cozy A-frame embraces the simple pleasures

There’s nothing complicated about this A-frame-topped house, but that’s really the beauty of it.

These A-frame cabins were built with help from kids

The cluster of buildings collectively known as Wiki Tribe embraces DIY architecture as a mode of education and recreation.

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25 dreamy A-frame cabins we love

We’ve rounded up 25 gorgeous photos of A-frames, from lakeside stunners to snowbound charmers.

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15 sweet D.C.-area vacation rentals for $225 a night or less

See your options from the Chesapeake Bay to the hills of West Virginia for when you need to get away.

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7 cute and cozy A-frame rentals in the Cascade Mountains

Relax after hitting the slopes—or just relax—in these picture-perfect mountain cabins.

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Modern prefab A-frame asks $746K in Snoqualmie Pass

Less than two miles from the Summit at Snoqualmie and a mile from Hyak Sno-Park, this A-frame has a classic, woodsy design—but it’s anything but rustic.

Magazine-ready A-frame in Big Bear asks $475K

Renovated with Scandinavian-inspired style, this two-bedroom A-frame boasts white floors and soaring 28-foot ceilings.

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5 lovely A-Frames near Philly you can escape to this summer

A-Frames are making a comeback. Here are five A-Frame cabins you can rent within a two hour’s drive from Philly.

Cozy compact cabin remixes the classic A-frame

The cedar-clad home has an irregular "A" shape that’s more right triangle than isosceles.

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Renovated ’60s A-frame in Alpine Meadows asks $629K

Comes with exposed wood-burning stove and Heath ceramic kitchen tiles.

Gorgeous A-frame with forest views wants $445K

This three-bedroom house is a sleek take on cabin living, with exposed beams, huge windows, and the A-frame’s signature triangle angles soaring into the sky.

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Photographer’s midcentury A-frame on Shelter Island asks $799K

The house is in need of a renovation (it doesn’t look like it’s been touched since the ’60s), but we think that the midcentury time capsule would make a great fixer-upper project.

Book this cozy A-frame cabin for your next glamping trip

A new hotel called Eastwind Hotel and Bar has opened in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It is located in Windham just 140 miles north of New York City.

Gorgeous A-frame retreat is also off-grid

The eco-minded home was constructed by a two-person team using sustainable Australian hardwoods and other reclaimed timber.

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Ten-room Tudor in Newton Center on sale for first time in 42 years

The house dating from 1937 has some serious dimensions—including three floors of living space and the potential for five bedrooms—and serious amenities such as a heated in-ground pool.

Rad midcentury A-frame beach house wants $4.38M

An A-frame of the beachiest order, this 1956 home in Hololulu by local architect George J. Wimberly sits mere feet from the ocean.

Groovy ’70s home offers A-frame living with a twist for $1M

Shaped like a scalene triangle, this 1976 home in the coastal village of Climping in West Sussex, England, was designed by Antonio Perella.

Double A-frame home with creek views asks $6.5M

Originally built in 1957, it was completely remodeled and updated in 2014, when a new structure was built to connect the two existing A-frames.

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New Jersey A-frame from 1960s is a picture-perfect getaway

The folks behind Lokal Hotel transformed this 1960s A-frame not far from Philly into a picture-perfect getaway.

Tiny prefab ‘A-frame’ home sets up in 6 hours

Designed by Italian architect Renato Vidal, the versatile M.A.DI. house can be used for residential, hospitality, and disaster-relief purposes and is highly customizable.

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Privately situated A-frame cottage on over five acres in East Quogue asks $754K

There’s also a pool house—with the gunite pool located inside, rather than outdoors.

Modern Japanese chapel by the beach is all windows

Tokyo-based General Design designed the building in the small village of Ginoza on Okinawa Island in Japan, as part of a larger complex that includes a banquet hall and beach pavilion.

Tiny A-frame cabin costs just $700 to build

Built by photographer Alla Ponomareva and her husband Garrett as a guest house for their home near Missoula, Montana, the A-frame measures 80 square feet.

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Funky take on an A-frame lists outside Leavenworth

Creekfront cabin halfway between skiing and shopping

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Double-A frame Eichler with pool asks $1.4 million

Palo Alto might be known as the toniest of Eichler enclaves, but San Rafael has the distinction of hosting the midcentury developer’s finest Bay Area specimens.

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Colorful double-A-frame by Harry Gesner in the Hollywood Hills asking $3.5M

Tucked into the hills above the Sunset Strip, the home was built in the late ’50s as the swinging bachelor pad for Fred Cole, founder of the swimwear company Cole of California.

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Rare double-A frame Oakland Eichler asks $1.05 million

Sequoyah Hills home dives deep into its midcentury roots.

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This lakefront A-frame in the Olympics soaks in mountain sunsets

A short commute—to hiking, that is

Untouched ’60s A-frame in California asks $875K

Tiled floors, brick and paneled walls, tongue-and-groove ceilings, rough-hewn beams, and glass expanses create a dynamic and open space with multiple common areas primed to take in the views.

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Tiny Gig Harbor A frame hits two trends in one

A spiral stair fits into an angular home

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Retreat to a $110K A-frame in Echo Valley

Ashford experiences more than 140 inches of snow every year, this classic A-frame from 1963 has a great view of it.

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Glorious A-frame in Eagle Rock seeks $699K

Is it legal to marry a house? If so, we have a very important question for this three-bedroom, three-bathroom residence in the Eagle Rock hills, not far from Highland Park.

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1960s A-frame in Mt. Washington asks $789K

The colorful cabin can be found nestled amidst the trees. It has three bedrooms, two baths, beamed ceilings, walls of glass, and multiple outdoor decks and patios.

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Portage Bay's floating A-Frame asking $1.4M

The 2-BR, 1,024 square-foot floating home at the very end of the dock at 2822 Boyer Avenue E is just that and it's on the market asking $1.395M (plus $300/month in HOAs).

A woodsy A-frame for the modern wicked witch

Because witches shouldn’t have to live in curving, stone cottages.

7 fabulous A-frame homes you can buy right now

With gabled roofs, decks, and plenty of funk, the A-frame has been an iconic American architectural style since its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s. We’ve rounded up 7 fabulous listings costing less than $300,000.

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Modified A-Frame Retreat in Topanga With Little Waterfall Wants $1.2M

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Classically Cool A-Frame Eichler in Balboa Highlands Tract Wants $779k