| Underground World Home | |
|---|---|
 Underground World Home exhibit | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Location | Flushing Meadows Park |
| Town or city | Queens, New York |
| Country | U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°44′45″N 73°51′05″W / 40.74580°N 73.85136°W |
| 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] |
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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NYTwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Motto, Marilynn (November 21, 1965). "R for Interior Design". Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. 6 (3): 75–84. doi:10.1177/001088046500600317. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via CrossRef.