- The property is for sale for $1.1 million, with two wells and a shooting range.
- The 80-acre three-home complex is located near the Wisconsin border
- It was built decades ago when people believed the end of the world was going to happen.
<!–
<!–
<!– <!–
<!–
<!–
<!–
It’s not every day that a doomsday preppers’ retreat comes on the market, but for $1.1 million, buyers can acquire a Wisconsin resort fit to withstand any apocalypse.
The 80-acre property contains three three-bedroom homes spread across 5,300 square feet, built of earth with thick stone walls and screened by grass roofs.
The homes were built by Y2K preppers in the 1990s and feature essential survival features, including a diesel generator, an apple orchard, and two wells.
The Zillow listing reads: “Built by preppers for preppers, there are emergency valves, meters and many other features” just in case. ”
Photos of the complex show its vast expanse of land, filled with trees for lumber, and space for a small livestock operation and shooting range.
The resort was built “by preppers, for preppers” in Wisconsin, near Lake Superior.
The house is built on the hill and camouflaged with grass on its roof
The resort’s current owner, Jonathan Allen told USA TODAY: “If people were there, (or) were old enough to remember the Y2K scare, I think (the families) were just very strategic and smart.”
He said the previous owners were “self-sufficient”.
The property is the “pinnacle in preparation” with two wells, a machine shop, a shooting range and a separate building that once housed a diesel generator.
The roof of the main building is covered with grass and integrated into the hillside, making it well camouflaged and insulated.
Allen says the house is not currently fortified, but is built with thick, durable concrete on the hillside, making it defensible.
He said: “I don’t know if there’s another one like this. »
In addition to its natural defenses, the property has numerous viewpoints to monitor anyone approaching and a shooting range.
The house is located near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border near Lake Superior.
It is in a very secluded forest and located at the end of a dead end road, meaning there is no traffic.
Allen told USA Today that it would be a good fit for someone who wants to be ready to go off-grid.
He said: “Obviously it has to do with – it makes a lot of sense now with the way some people think about the current state, you know, that we find ourselves in.
“The way it’s built and built, it would probably be aimed at the so-called ‘preppers’ these days.”
There are three homes on the property, each with three bedrooms and shared living spaces
The property listing on Zillow says the homes are a “safe place to get away from it all.”
It reads: “This truly unique underground home is built to stand the test of time with a stone and mortar exterior, living roof on top of a newer rubber roof laid over Spancrete, slabs of Pre-stressed hollow core ceiling for ultimate strength and durability. .
“The walls and interior structure are a mixture of poured concrete in high-load areas and concrete blocks in other areas to create storage spaces and interior walls.
“Heat is provided by combined propane/wood boilers. »
He adds: “There is a large generator now empty and a large tower for the old wind turbine.
“The 80 acres of private land are incredible with apple trees, frontage on the Little Amnicon River, the original quarry the stone came from, a 25-300 yard rifle range and over 5 acres of cleared land which would be perfect for gardening. or enjoy the views.
“There is no other property like this, and if you were to build it today, it would cost you millions.”