There is an older (and I think better known, and possibly more interesting) case, that of the Facteur Cheval: - http://www.facteurcheval.com/ http://www.facteu

There is an older (and I think better known, and possibly more interesting) case, that of the Facteur Cheval: - http://www.facteurcheval.com/ http://www.facteurcheval.com/ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Cheval http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Cheval He built a palace all on its own, with his own distinct style, back in the early XXth century.