Ed Pedin purchased this defunct missile silo in 1983, but it took about
a decade of renovations to make it a livable home. Pumping out more
than 8 feet of rainwater that accumulated while the site was inactive
was one of many makeover challenges. Not many homeowners can say their
house once stored a four-megaton nuclear warhead. What was once the
launch control station, Pedin says, is now a cozy living space.
Transforming a nuclear launch pad into a residential castle has lots of
benefits, such as an 11,000-square-foot garage and a 1,700-foot-long
airstrip, which came in particularly useful when Pedin was
experimenting with do-it-yourself ultralight aircraft. Since the
completion of Subterra Castle, Pedin has become a mogul of sorts,
creating 20th Century Castles LLC, a real-estate firm specializing in
converting missile silos.
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