![]() Hiding nearly 200 feet underground, the Rolling Hills Missile Silo is located in an undisclosed area of central Kansas, USA. Beyond the two buried levels, a pair of thick, 2,000-lbs blast doors lead to a 50-foot tunnel that can be used to access the actual missile silo a nine-level cylindrical structure built to withstand a nuclear attack that measures 50-feet in diameter and resides 185-feet below the surface. 1 of 45 This missile silo in Kansas is one of a kind Truly the safest bunker on the planet reads the description for this subterranean space. What was previously the Launch Control Center is now a pair of private suites that provide 2,300-square-feet of additional living space and include a contemporary kitchen, dining room, entertainment room and marble-lined bathrooms complete with a Jacuzzi. Touches on a keypad reveal a 125-foot stairwell that leads down to two converted floors made of three-inch concrete and steel mesh. ![]() On the surface, the Silo Home appears to be just another mountain getaway however, below the hardwood floors of the 1,800-square-foot main lodge, the only visible part of the property, is the radical assimilation of modern style into raw industrial design that offers an unrivaled level of security and solitude. The duo spent the better part of 20 years creating an unparalleled 3,900-square-foot subterranean luxury estate with Cold War flair that can now be had for the reasonable price tag of $750,000. Set on more than 19 forested acres within Adirondack State Park, the Silo Home is the architectural brainchild of two cousins who set about converting the abandoned 1950’s nuclear launch pad, previously built to house an Atlas-F intercontinental ballistic missile, in 1991. ![]() On 18 February 1957, the 478th Fighter Group (Defense) was activated at Grand Forks. ![]() The ‘Silo Home,’ a former nuclear missile silo reconstituted as a private mountain retreat, has hit the Saranac, New York real estate market. The beginning of the 5,400-acre (22 km 2) air base started in 1956 with the construction of a 12,300-foot (3,750 m) runway. ![]()
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