It’s the very definition of a “forever” home, even if the world as we know it ends abruptly one day.
A historic Colonial home in Washington, New Jersey, sold for more than $400,000, but it’s a feature beneath the house that’s generated intrigue.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home not only sits on a half-acre of land, but it also features a doomsday prepper bunker.
‘Totally unexpected, this historic colonial is also a Prepper house with an underground bunker! Transformed historic colonial,’ reads the ad enthusiastically.
A historic Colonial home (pictured) in Washington, New Jersey, has hit the market, but it’s what’s underneath the house that’s generated intrigue.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home not only sits on a half-acre of land, but it also features a doomsday prepper bunker.
The spacious home, which sold last week for $405,000, as by ZillowIt covers 1,229 square feet and has three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms.
But those aren’t the amenities that set this historic home apart.
Behind a shiny new deck that overlooks the private backyard lies perhaps the best (and most hidden) feature of all: an aluminum shed with a hatch to an underground bunker or panic room.
The backyard also has a large shed or workshop.
The first floor of the home is designed for “living and entertaining.”
“It offers an eat-in kitchen equipped with stainless steel appliances, including a microwave, electric stove, and dishwasher,” the listing continues.
‘The living room, anchored by a wood burning stove, offers a cozy atmosphere and ample space for a dining room.’
Also on the first floor is a family living room and sun room, as well as a hallway, utility room and bathroom.
“The journey through the house culminates in stairs leading to a large unfinished attic,” the listing boasts.
Despite being built in the 1830s, parts of the house remain unfinished and are a blank slate for the next owner.
The listing admitted that the additional bunker was “totally unexpected.”
The first floor offers an eat-in kitchen (left) equipped with stainless steel appliances, including microwave, electric stove and dishwasher. The photo on the right shows a living room.
The terrace overlooks a private courtyard with a small old outbuilding-type stone building.
The bunker can be accessed through a hatch located inside the shed in the backyard.
The advert urges future owners to make the most of the space, describing it as “spacious”.
There are three bedrooms on the second floor, each with its own closet space.
The master bedroom, which the listing describes as “a retreat within a retreat,” has an attached half-bathroom.
Despite being built in the 1830s, parts of the house remain unfinished and are a blank slate for the next owner.
“The tour of the house culminates in stairs that lead to a large unfinished attic,” the listing boasts.
The advert urges future owners to make the most of the space, describing it as “spacious”.
‘This [space] “It brims with potential and offers endless possibilities for customization and use, limited only by your imagination,” he said.
The house last sold in 2003 for $184,000.