There are not one but two blast doors at the entrance to the facility: I immediately contacted the owners, who graciously provided me with a tour which I am thrilled to present below. Why would you need a 2,000 pound steel blast door in the middle of the Adirondacks?īecause this particular house was built on the site of a 9-story Cold War-era Atlas F underground missile launch site – and it’s still there:īackstory: I was in upstate New York over Christmas break when I read an article in the local paper about a man who had purchased a decommissioned 1960’s missile launch site in 1995, built a few houses and an airstrip on the property, and was now looking to sell it ( $750k and it’s yours! click here!), or perhaps lease it for film production use. …leading to a 2,000 pound steel blast door: …revealing a long staircase surrounded by cement walls… If you were to enter the correct keycode, the door would swing open… It’s about then you might notice the keypad on the wall beside the door, and perhaps become curious about what was on the other side. But if you were to try the door, you’d find it locked. Just about the last thing you’d notice is this door:Īfter all, it seems like nothing other than a closet, or maybe a door to the basement.
#MAN TOURS ABANDONED MISSILE SILO WINDOWS#
…with enormous windows offering breathtaking views of the surrounding Saranac Valley: Inside, the spacious living room is indeed a cozy place to escape the winter’s cold… When you first see it in the distance, you wouldn’t think it anything other than a picturesque home in the Adirondacks:Īs you head for the door, chopped wood piled high around the porch almost invites you in to warm up over a roaring fire. As always, all pictures are my own work, and I don’t think you’ll find a tour like this anywhere else. So the place is now up for grabs.Quick note: Though you may have read about this property before, most articles have simply reprinted the same stock real estate photos over and over. While the owner had wanted to open an RV park on the 15-acre parcel, and rehab the lower half, his wife’s death changed his plans. Left inside: a newspaper from 1984, documentation from commanders to the officers, and a Pepsi! The site also has a well and electricity. The upside to its untouched status? This place is a time capsule. “He wanted to rebury it to prevent vandalism” and unwanted guests, according to Hampton. The site is currently buried, because the owner lives out of town and can’t monitor it. Entry to the missile siloĮxplosive attributes: Decommissioned in 1984, it hadn’t been accessed by the current owner until 2016, when he dug 35 feet down with an excavator into the facility. Now the ranch is selling some of its holdings, including this missile silo. “They didn’t want anyone to have the property, and wanted to expand the ranch,”he says. The current owners operate Falcon Valley Ranch, which is near this site. The silo was purchased in the mid-’80s from the government, he continues.
And the paint isn’t peeling,” Hampton says. It “is connected to city water, and interiorwise, it still has the old fixtures, conduit, and duct work. The listing states it’s in “extraordinary condition.” Let’s dig into both of the silos available right now.Įxplosive attributes: This complex comes with 11.78 acres and panoramic views of the Rincon and Dragoon mountains. Now interest in these underground Cold War relics as private property is red-hot.
“I think when they decommissioned them, they thought no one would step in them ever again,” Hampton says.
“All the Titan II complexes were built to the same standards and layout,” he explains. “It’s pretty rare that one comes up, let alone three in about a three-month period,” Hampton says. The remaining one is now part of a museum. Fifty-three of the sites were shut down, partly demolished, and sealed shut. In the 1980s, the Titan II program was deactivated. Accessed by elevators and staircases and equipped with escape hatches, the facilities now need to be completely rebuilt. Originally designed for a 10-year deployment, the missiles stayed in operation for some 24 years, and had to be monitored around the clock, with personnel eating, sleeping, and working on-site. Built in the 1960s during the Cold War, these secret silos existed in three states: 18 apiece in Arizona, Arkansas, and Kansas.
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