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By 1967 the future had caught up with the house, so preparations were made to tear it down. But it was so well built that when the wrecker's ball struck the house, it merely bounced off. Eventually, the demolition experts had to take their saws and crowbars and pry the place apart piece by piece.

The house had 4 wings each 8 feet tall and 16 feet wide and could support 13 tons. And covered1280 square feet

Water pond in front was part of the building's cooling system

Furniture was made of vinyl and urethane curtains made of nylon

M.I.T. helped design the house.

Over 20 million guests visited the house

The Foundation was never remo  

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This is a demonstration home that is not for sale. Many people who visit the Monsanto Home of the Future ask: when and where can I buy a house like this one? Monsanto does not plan to make, or to sell, the home of the future. And it is impossible to say when it will be available commercially, if at all. However, it is expected that when the new ideas and forms embodied in the house are proved out, many of them will be adapted by architects, engineers, builders, and building supplies to their own needs. The home of the future may well be the forerunner of the home which will be common ten years from now. The Monsanto Home of the Future has been constructed almost entirely of plastics. However, the use of plastics in construction  

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