Iconic 'Flintstones house' finally sells for $3.68m after two price cuts

This remarkable desert house has finally found its Fred Flintstone after two years on the market. 

It looks like a residence from the prehistoric cartoon town of Bedrock, but the three-bedroom house sits along the I-280 highway out of San Francisco.  

It was first listed in 2015 for $US4.2 million and had two price cuts before an anonymous buyer said “Yabbadabbadoo” and bought it for $US2.8 million ($3.68 million).

If you hadn’t already guessed from the orange and pink colour scheme it was built in the 1970s and completed in 1976 under the leadership of architect William Nicholson. 

Korie Edises bought the place in 1996 for $800,000, according to Curbed San Francisco. 

Listing agent Judy Meuschke, of Alain Pinel Realtors, has described it as a “a world-class work of art”.

To create the wacky structure, Nicholson used an unusual method of spraying concrete on top of inflated aeronautical balloons to hold the dome shape.

The tallest dome has a spiral staircase inbuilt and the house features round windows and shelves throughout.

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The kitchen has an island bench cooktop and built-in shelves but they could be more cartoonish than actually practical.

Nearby rocks have been used in the ensuite shower and also in the desert themed backyard, full of cacti. 

The home was neglected and fell into disrepair by the 1980s, beginning to sink into the ground. 

B.H. Daniller, an Australian architect, repaired the home, though some locals would have preferred it to sink completely. 

“Many of the neighbours thought it was an eyesore,” Daniller told The Wave Mag at the time. “I think they were disappointed when I repaired it and it got sold again.” 

The question remains, will the new owners keep the house’s unique design?