Bob Lee
"'Building it was the fun part for my dad, but he also loved the seclusion of living on the island; fishing, shelling and watching the weather.' An independent oil producer, Lee retired at the age of 44 and, 'he started doing these other things that he loved,' continues [Janet] Maples [daughter of Bob and Margaret Lee]. 'He loved inventing things. He invented a heat source for under the floors of our house and had an invention that would bring logs in and drop them on the fireplace that came through the wall of our den. Kids loved him. He was just fun to be around; a really adventurous guy way before his time.'
The futuristic look of the dome homes is incredibly fitting. In 1980, Bob Lee began work on a home that would be completely self-sufficient; a rather unusual idea during a time of excess in the United States. Lee spent the years of 1978 and 1979 purchasing lots on Cape Romano from four different owners in order to build his dream home." [source: Coastal Breeze]
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