Henderson also had an underground home in Colorado that measured about 45,000 square feet, Thompson said.ДЄfter Jerry Henderson died in 1983, his wife no longer wanted to live in the shelter. He had a company called Underground World Homes, which had an exhibit at the New York WorldвЂ™s Fair in 19 about living underground in the years following the Cuban missile crisis. Jerry Henderson was an investor in several companies. вЂњTheir concerns were valid to them, so they built a home 26 feet under the ground. вЂњThat was (the HendersonsвЂ™) idea to use it as a cold-war bunker and a reflection of the era they lived in,вЂќ said Tee Thompson, a society member who oversees The Underground House and is living in it.

What better way to do that than purchasing a property intended to preserve life in case of a nuclear blast? The new owner is the Society for the Preservation of Near Extinct Species, a self-described secretive group whose goal is to promote of human life extension. The Underground House continues to have a sense of mystery to it, even with the acquisition in March 2014 by its new owner, which paid about $1.15 million. To preservation people, itвЂ™s a must-see.вЂќ

вЂњPeople have been wanting to see this house for years and been asking about it. вЂњThis is our crowning event of the weekend,вЂќ said Suzey Sligh Van Ness, the events and giving manager for the foundation. The Underground House event is one of many foundation functions as part of Home + History Las Vegas weekend on April 27-29 to raise money for historic preservation in Nevada. ItвЂ™s not the Strip city lights or surrounding mountains but murals of settings where the Hendersons had homes in upstate New York, Colorado, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. ThereвЂ™s a 6-foot-deep pool, a spa, a barbecue area, a carpeted six-hole putting green and even views when you look outside the window of the home or from the patio. It doesnвЂ™t get sunshine, wind and rain, but it otherwise is like many other homes. A 800-square-foot caretaker home sits in the rear. It has its own midcentury-style, two-bedroom home measuring about 6,000 square feet and resembles many others built in Las Vegas in an earlier era. The site measures nearly 15,000 square feet, and the house sits 26 feet below the surface, but itвЂ™s not a normal basement. It was built in 1978 by entrepreneur Jerry Henderson and his wife, Mary. ThereвЂ™s no more famous basement in Las Vegas than The Underground House. The gala, which will feature cocktails and appetizers, costs $150 a ticket an extra $75 gets you access to a VIP reception. The famous Las Vegas property called The Underground House, 3970 Spencer St., will get a rare public viewing April 28 as part of a celebration of the cityвЂ™s architectural history hosted by the Nevada Preservation Foundation. ThatвЂ™s because the home was built as a bomb shelter and is under the ground. ItвЂ™s not the home of a celebrity or athlete that you can see on a bus tour or simply by driving by the address. ItвЂ™s one of Las VegasвЂ™ most famous homes and one shrouded in mystery that few people have ever seen. The midcentury-style, two-bedroom home measures about 6,000 square feet and resembles many others built in Las Vegas in an earlier era.

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