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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 removed it is now a planter

The most talked-about feature, was the microwave oven. "Nobody believed you could bake a potato in 3 minutes," said attendant Dick Mahoney.