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Have a look at this earth-bermed house built into a wooded knoll near Denison, Texas (that’s right on the border of Texas and Oklahoma).
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Natalie contacted me about her family home because they have just put it up for sale. The house is very unique and they are seeking a special person/or persons to be the next owners.
I just love these types of unusual and hard-to-sell houses, so I said:
Of course I will feature it!
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Natalie was lucky enough to grow up in this remarkable home – her dad actually designed and built it in 1983.
Says Natalie:
I would have guests come over and totally flip out and I would be like, “What? It’s just a house?” As I got older I learned of its uniqueness. Now it’s time for my folks to sell and move to something new.
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So why is this 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home considered “the safest house in Texas”?
Well, for starters, the windows are bullet resistant and over one inch thick; there are secondary steel doors that can be barred shut from the inside…
image courtesy of: Natalie
photo courtesy of: Natalie
Not to mention the fact that the house is built of steel, stone, and concrete – and is, for the most part, buried underground.
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“We’ve had a tornado pass over and had no damage whatsoever done to the structures” Natalie tells me.
But just because this is a fortified “safe house”, doesn’t mean that it is stark and cave-like inside.
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The house has many luxury features like an in-ground Jacuzzi, a white marble rock waterfall, a huge Roman-style shower with a steam room and even a gym.
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Natalie explains,
It was designed so that if “doomsday” was to in fact occur, we could be comfortable and happy in this safe house for many months. There is a generator that has enough fuel to run 24 hours a day for 6 months if the power was to go out and there is tons of room for food storage.
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Surviving doomsday in style! That’s my kind of house. None of those cramped little underground bunkers for this house snob!
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In total, this home has 4,700 square feet and includes a guest house for those extra special friends and relatives who want to survive doomsday as well.
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Tons of storage in this well thought-out safe house!
But even the most ardent survivalist has to venture out for some fun & sun every once in a while, and this property provides for that too:
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You can read all the details and see many more photos of this one-of-a-kind home at the listing at Green Homes for Sale.