Mother Goose's house and the idea of its creation (10 photos + 1 video)
The goose is a very useful bird. Not too difficult to care for, cute (although not without a certain amount of hissing malice), and tasty - to be honest. 
A collection of fairy tales published by Charles Perrault, which included the well-known wonderful fairy tales “Cinderella”, “Puss in Boots”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Tom Thumb” and others, is not for nothing called “Tales of Mother Goose”. 
Inspired by childhood memories and looking at the plump carcass of a goose that his wife Ollie was going to bake for Thanksgiving, resident of Hazard, Kentucky, George Stacy began to think about creating an unusual home. This was back in 1930. And only 5 years later the idea began to become a reality: the man began building a house in the form of a nest in which sat a giant goose. 
The huge bird plays the role of a roof, sitting on top of the building in the shape of a nest, like a fantastic avian guardian. 
George Stacy began building this unique home in Hazard, Kentucky in 1935. Before starting work, he hunted a real goose to use its skeleton as a blueprint. Stacy spent years building his extraordinary creation, living with his wife in an old cabin near the site until the building was completed in 1940. The couple and their four children lived in the house, which had three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a dining room, for many years. A grocery store and gas station were later added to it. For a long time the building was used as a hotel. 
The final design is undoubtedly an attractive example of innovative architecture. The bird-shaped roof is ribbed, imitating the plumage of a real goose. The cladding is made of sandstone. The goose's eyes are made from headlights that still work and often shine in the night like a strange beacon. 
The house itself also follows the bird theme. It is shaped like a nest - a home for both the giant bird sitting on top of it and the people who live in it. Although the creator of the building died many years ago, people still live in his unconventional abode, which is a testament to his architectural talent. 
In March 2021, strong winds blew a goose's head into a parking lot. It was repaired with a new steel frame and returned to the roof in August 2021. 
Although the author of this creation has long been dead, the current owners say that people continue to come to Goose to express admiration for his work and the house, which embodied not only a fairy tale, but an original vision of a cozy family hearth and well-being. 
