The former Atlas E missile silo had once belonged to the 566th SMS at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
This was the case when Don and Charlene Zwonitzer bought their future home in 1997.
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The price? A surprisingly modest $750,000, down from an initial $2.6 million.īest of all? With its own private airport and unique underground cylindrical design, you can ensure that this home is 100 percent Rapture-ready. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Like something straight from a science fiction or horror movie scene, this underground nuclear missile silo was. After the missile sites were decommissioned in the mid-to-late-60s, these huge underground complexes were often just left to rot away. There's a state-of-the-art kitchen, spacious dining room, marble-lined bathrooms complete with Jacuzzis and an entertainment center (whose piece de resistance is a giant, funnel-shaped pillar that formerly housed the missile pad's control center). A 125-foot stairwell leads from the main lodge down to two private suites encased in three-inch concrete and steel mesh.
Yes, that's right: What used to be a radiation-deflecting, Cold War-era launchpad could be your new home. Beneath the 1,800-square-foot main lodge lies a 2,300-square-foot abandoned nuclear missile silo that's been converted into luxury living space. Situated on 19 acres, this amazing Nuclear Missile Home is the most highly developed Atlas F site available today. The Silotube is 52' diameter and 185' deep. Its owners boast the set of converted structures to be the world’s most unique luxury home An incredible balance of natural beauty and technological innovation.
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Now, we've seen our fair share of non-traditional urban dwellings ( Mushroom House, anyone?) but this one may top them all.Īt first glance, the "Silo Home" in Saranac, N.Y., looks like just another swanky mountain retreat - a charming, luxury cabin boasting a log-sided exterior and soaring cathedral ceilings. Atlas-F series missile bases have a LCC (Launch Control Center) which has 2300 sf finished space that can consist of a full kitchen, and open living on LCC floor 1, Floor two can have two master bedroomsuites with luxurious private full baths or any of several other combinations. Covered everywhere from HGTV to the Discovery Channel, this decommissioned military base complex turned silo home-in-a-hole is anything but Top Secret today.
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