Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
The residence that Neil Armstrong called home during the time he made his historic expedition to the moon has listed for $550,000, according to a release from the listing brokerage.
Located in El Lago, Texas, Armstrong, who passed away in 2012 at age 82, had lived in the mid-century home with his family between 1964 and 1971.
Built in 1964, Armstrong and fellow astronaut Ed White, who died during the Apollo I mission in 1967, bought three lots of land to split between them. They built their houses, and lived next to each other for those years.
Situated on half an acre, the architecture includes the original rock fireplace, staircase railing and the nostalgic pink pool decking, the listing notes.
Occupying roughly 3,000 square feet, features include a sunken family room with vaulted ceilings and large windows overlooking the backyard pool.
(The home occupies nearly 3,000 square feet.TK Images for Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty)
(The entryway with wood floors and double doors.TK Images for Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty)
(The living room with large windows and the statement stone fireplace.TK Images for Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty)
The kitchen, which has since been updated with new cabinetry, delivers quartz counters with a breakfast bar. Made up of four bedrooms and three baths, the property features a study, a built-in “secretary” desk in the primary bedroom and a three-car garage.
There’s also a separate three-bay garage workshop to work on restorations.
Located at 1003 Woodland Drive, the neighborhood also holds a community pool, a splash pad and tennis courts.
(NASA’s Apollo 11 flight crew: Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot stand near the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle that would soon carry them into space on July 16, 1969.Nasa/ Kennedy Space Center)
Ref: The Texas home where Neil Armstrong lived during historic moon expedition lists for $550K (nypost)
