Missile silo for sale12/10/2023 “Some of the people who buy these do talk about zombies and others are survivalists,” Peden said. Peden said he and his wife - who themselves live in a former Atlas E missile site - have sold or resold about 60 missile sites over the last two decades for anywhere from $199,000 to $4 million, depending on location and condition. “But the old Nike sites were left intact.” “The treaty agreement with the former Soviet Union says when the Minutemen sites came offline, they had to be destroyed,” he said. Peden estimates there are around 150 of the old Nike sites scattered around the country and, unlike newer decommissioned Minuteman sites, are available for private purchase. “These are rather valuable properties with historic significance there were never any more built.” “The idea you can pick one of these sites up is great,” said Edward Peden, who with his wife Diana Ricke-Peden, owns 20th Century Castles. Possibilities he hopes will capture the imaginations of anyone thinking about buying the property, which is currently listed by 20th Century Castles, LLC, out of Eskridge, Kansas. Most of the original equipment is long gone, removed by the military, though some reminders remain, including electrical panels, gear boxes, decals, ventilation controls and a rusty ladder leading up and out the emergency hatch in the personnel safety room.ĭefinitely a “fixer-upper,” the underground area does have potential, according to Prentiss, for everything from living space to hydroponic gardening. This time of year the elevator space is flooded with several feet of groundwater and looks a bit like a lap pool straight out of “American Horror Story,” but Prentiss pointed out the water recedes quickly every year and easily could be controlled by a sump pump.įoot-long metal rods stick out of the floor in several spots and thick column supports are spaced around the room, so walking around the silo without a source of light can be dangerous, Prentiss said. One of three Nike missile magazines on the property, the 15,000-square-foot subterranean structure is where weapons were prepped and stored for a possible launch and, like the other Cold War-era buildings around it, built to withstand a direct hit in a military first strike.Īll that remains of the infrastructure that once lifted up to 12 Nike missiles into launch position is the deep, rectangular hole that once held a hydraulic elevator. “It’s as dark as the inside of your pocket down there,” Prentiss jokes, switching on a flashlight and heading down the stairs. It’s like something from the opening scene to every B-grade slasher movie ever made. Tucked in among hundreds of vintage and antique snowmobiles awaiting restoration is a rusty bulkhead with double doors leading to a concrete stairway descending 22-feet into utter blackness. But what really gives the property that gee-whiz factor is what’s beneath the surface.
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