The site extends more than 150 feet underground, with concrete walls nine foot thick in places. 'So we have a pump that keeps it at that level, so it depends what that person wanted to do, if you wanted to drain all that, keep that missile silo space part of your home you would have a you know basically 12 stories to work with.'įormer missile silo in Kansas. 'Structurally it's sound,' Dautel continued, saying: 'The silo itself the missile silo itself has about 100ft of water in it at the present time that's the level we're keeping it at, because there's ground water that comes into it through a pipe. The silo once housed Atlas F missiles, with the realtor explaining when it was operational the five-man crew would regularly 'bring the rocket up' for inspections. The concrete at the base is 30 inches, which a lot of people don't know is at the very top where the missile would be launched from, it was over nine foot thick.' Linda Hannifin / Hirsch Real Estateĭautel continued: 'So the silo itself is roughly 170 feet but there's also 15 feet below that, so it's basically 185 feet of silo. The sprawling property once housed missiles during its years of operation in the 1960s. The main structure, where the missiles were housed, extends deep underground, and is accessed via a tunnel.įormer missile silo in Kansas. 'There's 1,260 square feet, then right below it they go down to the command center which is where all the action took place,' he said, with the total square footage of the LCC 2,520 square feet. The property features the two-story Launch Control Center (LCC), where the crew lived below ground, with the structure built to withstand a nuclear attack. It was decommissioned in 1964 so there was a five man crew that was below ground with the missile at all times.' He told Newsweek: 'So until 1964 it was an active missile site. Realtor John Dautel, from Hirsch Real Estate, who listed the nuclear-proof bunker, explained the silo was commissioned to go into operation in 1960 before being decommissioned a few years later. Househunter Shares 'Wildest' Listing After Finding Shower in the Open.Tiled Swastika Flooring Discovered Underneath Hardwood in Indiana Jewelers.Woman Finds Marble Floor Underneath Carpet in 'Abandoned' Bank From 1908.

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