Longaberger’s Giant Basket Building is Made of Locally Sourced Ohio Wood

The United States is dotted with novelty structures that rival the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/21-of-chinas-quirkiest-craziest-and-most-fantastical-buildings/">craziest buildings in China</a> - but at least this giant basket office in Ohio was constructed with locally sourced wood. A scaled-up replica of <a href="http://www.longaberger.com/homeOfficeFacts.aspx">Longaberger's</a> medium market basket, the 180,000-square-foot headquarters for the company features cherry wood harvested from the Longaberger Golf Club in Hanover and processed in the firm's own mill.

The world's largest basket is a building in Ohio!

At 180,000 square feet, the basket provides office space for Longaberger's 500 employees

Spring cleaning at Longaberger headquarters

The building is a replica of the company's Medium Market Basket

Almost all of the lumber used was harvested and processed locally