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We took the end
result of $18 million in government wasted spending (1958 dollars) and turned it into a
rare and unique private airport getaway . . . one that will also serve as a survival
shelter in the event of nuclear or germ warfare. Enjoy the privacy of an exclusive,
luxurious mountain home which includes many acres of the most beautiful land New York
State has to offer. The complex, accessible via it's own private paved airstrip, offers
the optimum level of security available today. |
Saranac,
NY - Back in the late 1950's and early 1960's when the Cold War was hot, the U.S.
government built hundreds of Atlas-F missile silos (for 18 Million each in 1961) to
prepare the country for an attack that never came. Today, most of these silos lie
abandoned and filled with water, monuments to governments wastefulness and a bygone
era. But now, thanks to two entrepreneurial cousins, Bruce Francisco and Gregory
Gibbons, one of these silos located in beautiful Adirondack State Park near Lake Placid is
finding new life as a $2.3 million luxury home with its own private airport.
Surely one of the most unique real estate properties you could own, the missile silo home
sits on 105 acres of manicured grounds, forest and trails. Above ground, it features
a hangar and spacious open living room and fireplace with wrap around porch. Below
ground, and accessible via stairs from above ground home in what was once the launch
control center, now is a two level, 3 bedroom 2-1/2 bath with open living area and kitchen
adjoined by a spiral staircase. Huge doors open to a large tunnel that accesses the
silo with an additional 20,000 square feet of useable space with unlimited
possibilities. The perfect getaway home, it has its own direct runway access, its
climate controlled and is capable of withstanding a nuclear hit. |
