Hurricane Ian destroys Cape Romano dome homes. And just off Cape Romano Island and south of Marco Island, the dome homes endured for 40 years. Built in 1982 by a retired oil producer, Bob Lee, the ...

Just off Cape Romano Island and south of Marco Island, the dome homes endured for 40 years. They were built in 1982 by retired oil producer Bob Lee.

The dome homes are on the tip of Cape Romano, which is only accessible by boat. ... • What: Calusa Spirit trips to Cape Romano and the dome homes • Where: Leaves from Marco Island ...

The 2,400-square-foot once-interconnected concrete dome home, built by Bob and Margaret Lee in 1980, seemed to be impenetrable until Hurricane Andrew's Category 5 winds ripped across Florida in 1992.

Three homes were on Cape Romano at that time: the dome home, a stilt house and one pyramid-shaped house. • Aug. 24, 1992. Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida.

Building The Iconic Cape Romano Dome House. In the late 1970s, Bob Lee, ... They began buying plots of land on Cape Romano, just a few miles off the southern tip of Marco Island. By 1980, ...

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Just off the coast of Marco Island, you will find UFO-like buildings floating in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. The Cape Romano Dome House was built in the early 80s but ...

Hurricane Ian destroys Cape Romano dome homes. And just off Cape Romano Island and south of Marco Island, the dome homes endured for 40 years. Built in 1982 by a retired oil producer, Bob Lee, the ...

Just off Cape Romano Island and south of Marco Island, the dome homes endured for 40 years. They were built in 1982 by retired oil producer Bob Lee.