Builder: Monarch Development
Some people have art collections. Others have trinkets from their travels. Sandi and Brad Hill have the mother of all conversation pieces: a 7-ton rock standing in the entryway of their 5,404-square-foot home on the Spokane River.
“It definitely gets people talking,” Brad says.
The granite water feature towers 13 feet and is shaped like the state of Idaho. Interior designer Margaret Kirk discovered the rock near the Canadian border while hunting for stones she planned to incorporate in the Hill’s home. When she saw it, she knew she had found something special.
“It was in that shape,” she says. “We didn’t touch it. We just put the fountain in.”
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Preparing the spot for the fountain was a huge engineering endeavor. The flooring had to be reinforced with concrete pads and rebar. The rock itself, which was lowered in through the roof, was anchored to the concrete.
The Hills love their fountain and the sound of the water that trickles down both sides of the rock. It’s unique, they know. But they enjoy it and so do their guests.
“People always ask ‘what are you doing with a rock in your house?’” Brad says. “Maybe we’re crazy, but why not?”
By Kristina Lyman
As Featured In: Winter/Spring 2016