This Texas Hill Country Home Is Three Connected Geodesic Domes — With a 20-Foot Indoor Waterfall to Welcome You In
Most homes make a first impression with a front porch or a foyer. This one greets you with the sound of a 20-foot waterfall cascading through the entry — which is fitting, because nothing about 475 Brand Road in Bulverde, Texas is doing anything the conventional way.
What You're Actually Looking At
The 6,427-square-foot structure is built from three connected geodesic domes on five-plus wooded acres in the Texas Hill Country, about 20 minutes from the north edge of San Antonio. The home has been featured in multiple magazines, and it's easy to understand why. The soaring 27-foot dome ceilings anchor the upper floor, where a sprawling great room opens onto a gourmet kitchen with a custom island, double ovens, built-in cooktop, and a commercial-sized refrigerator and freezer. A stone-carved longhorn presides over a wood-burning fireplace. The listing notes you can watch deer roam through the yard from the kitchen — which, in a dome home, somehow feels exactly right. Three floors are connected by your choice of a double-helix spiral staircase or a commercial-grade elevator. There's also a hidden loft, dual two-car garages, a game or craft room, a library with built-ins, two separate primary suites, and a wet bar in the great room. For buyers who think about worst-case scenarios: the property comes fully prepped with a whole-home generator, underground propane tank, emergency circuits, and water storage.
Six Years on the Market and Still Standing Out
This listing has a history as layered as the home itself. It first hit the market in 2019 at $1.675 million, dropped to $1.3 million over subsequent listing cycles, and is currently asking $1,399,900 — a slight uptick from its most recent price. It has changed hands between agents, cycled through multiple MLS numbers, and remained stubbornly, magnificently unsold for six years. That's not necessarily a red flag on a property this singular — the buyer pool for a triple-dome compound with a 20-foot waterfall and a stone longhorn fireplace is, by definition, a niche one. But it does make the listing one of the more intriguing long-running stories on r/zillowgonewild. Built in 2005, the home sits in Comal County and is offered at roughly $218 per square foot — a number that becomes more interesting when you consider what's included.
The Internet Has Thoughts
Naturally, this listing caught the attention of Reddit's r/zillowgonewild community. See what people are saying about it here.
Three domes, a double-helix staircase, a waterfall, and six years of patience. The right buyer is still out there somewhere. View the full listing here.