Campbell Dome House

	Campbell Dome House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	8126 Hamilton Drive, Overland Park, Kansas
Coordinates	38°58′49″N 94°40′18″W / 38.9803°N 94.6718°W
Built	1967–1968
Architectural style	Mid-Century Modern
NRHP reference No.	100007467
Added to NRHP	March 7, 2022

The Campbell Dome House is a historic, mid-century modern home located at 8126 Hamilton Drive in Overland Park, Kansas. Bob D. Campbell, a civil engineer, set out to design a residence beneath a dome for his family, who were originally from South Texas, so that they could enjoy the "outdoors" all year. Campbell chose to use a Schwedler dome, which consists of meridional ribs connected to a number of horizontal polygonal rings, to accomplish this. He believed that incorporating domes into home design offered significant advantages and that the design represented the future of architecture as domes offered more space while using less material. Construction on the home began in 1967 and was finished in 1968.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The 80-foot-diameter dome covers a U-shaped three-bedroom house that opens to a covered south-facing tropical courtyard with a 25-foot rubber tree, an in-ground pool, and banana and avocado trees. Campbell and his wife left the home to their children after they died, who turned the dome into an event space. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 2022.^[1]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Campbell, Bob D., Residence". Kansas Historic Resources Inventory. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ Moreno, Carlos (29 November 2021). "In Overland Park, the Campbell Dome House stands alone in its vision of a sci-fi future". KCUR. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Park, Emily (13 September 2018). "Overland Park 'dome home' stays in the family 50 years after unique vision came to life". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Bartsch, Dawnya (6 April 2022). "This Overland Park Domed House Is Furnished With Tropical Trees". Kansas City Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[KHRI-1] "Campbell, Bob D., Residence". Kansas Historic Resources Inventory. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[Moreno_2021-2] Moreno, Carlos (29 November 2021). "In Overland Park, the Campbell Dome House stands alone in its vision of a sci-fi future". KCUR. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[Park_2018-3] Park, Emily (13 September 2018). "Overland Park 'dome home' stays in the family 50 years after unique vision came to life". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[Bartsch_2022-4] Bartsch, Dawnya (6 April 2022). "This Overland Park Domed House Is Furnished With Tropical Trees". Kansas City Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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