Underground World Home
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The Underground World Home was an exhibit at the 1964 New York World's Fair of a partially underground house which doubled as a bomb shelter. Designed by architect Jay Swayze, who made a specialty of underground homes, it was situated on the campus of the expo besides the Hall of Science and north of the expo's heliport in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens.
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Underground World Home | |
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General information | |
Status | Demolished |
Location | Flushing Meadows Park |
Town or city | Queens, New York |
Country | U.S. |
Coordinates | 40.74580°N 73.85136°W / 40.74580; -73.85136 |
Opened | 1964 |
Closed | 1965 |
Demolished | March 15, 1966 |
Cost | Exhibit: $1 million[1] |
Client | 1964 New York World's Fair |
Owner | Girard B. Henderson |
Height | |
Architectural | Underground |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete and steel |
Floor count | 1 |
Floor area | 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Jay Swayze |
Other designers | Interior designer Marilyn Motto[2][3] |
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