A quaint wood and concrete yurt is for sale in rural Maine

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff
A yurt made of wood and concrete on nearly 40 acres is for sale in rural Maine.

Built in 2006, the circular home has more than 1,200 square feet of living space and one bedroom on the main floor, according to Stephanie Boone, an associate broker with Realty of Maine, the listing agent for the property. 

The sellers bought the unique property in December 2023 and used it as a seasonal getaway for their family. While the building has some insulation, it’s likely best suited as a camp for a family that “wants to have adventures, whether it be hunting, hiking or just spending time together,” Boone said.  

The home is down a private road on Windy Pitch Drive in the Piscataquis County town of Parkman, a little more than an hour northwest of Bangor. 

With an asking price of $169,000, the property, which includes 39 wooded acres, is cheaper than the average single-family home in Parkman, which sat at roughly $199,000 as of Tuesday, according to Zillow. Median housing prices in the community rose this year to reach more than $201,000 in June — the highest in at least five years. 

The exterior wall of the circular structure was built using cord wood and concrete with some blue glass bottles built into it that create stained glass accents. The home is a prime example of how creative people are when building Maine camps, Boone said. 

“I come from Kansas and you don’t see things like this there,” Boone said. “It was fun to know these cottages exist in our Maine woods.” 

There’s an unfinished upper floor in the home, but the previous owners did begin installing insulation and flooring, Boone said. While work is needed to make it functional, the upper floor could be turned into a master bedroom or an entertaining space. 

The property is off the grid, but uses alternative forms of power to operate essential appliances. A portable generator powers the lights and the water well while the refrigerator, cookstove and heater run on propane. There’s an outhouse on the property. 

“The nice thing about Maine is you can have places that are off-grid and still find ways to make them work,” Boone said. 

The sellers hung curtains to create a second bedroom space on the main floor, but the previous owners once intended to turn that area into a bathroom, Boone said. While the incinerating toilet was never installed, the equipment for it remains in the home.