A Los Angeles estate built to withstand nuclear war is on the market for $30 million, and it comes with a shelter under its swimming pool

A house in Los Angeles that was built to withstand an atomic bomb is on the market for nearly $30 million .
According to The Wall Street Journal , it was built in the 1950s by the Hollywood contractor and playboy Hal Braxton Hayes.
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A Los Angeles mansion that was built to withstand a nuclear war is on the market for $29.995 million .

According to the listing , the property was built in the 1950s by a Hollywood contractor. The house was featured in the book "California Design 1930-1965," where the contractor was quoted saying that he built a nuclear shelter under the swimming pool, which he believed would act as a decontaminant. The shelter is accessible by a tunnel under the pool. The listing agent told both Business Insider and The Wall Street Journal's Katherine Clarke that he believes the shelter is still there, although he doesn't think anyone has checked on it in recent years and he hasn't himself.

The home no longer displays some other unusual features it once had, such as the purple stripes across its exterior and the distinctive symbol that were both hallmarks of the late R&B singer Prince, who was renting it from former owner and NBA player Carlos Boozer. Another sadly bygone element of the house is a Cold War-era fixture, when a car was permanently suspended off a ledge, where it served as a bar.

The estate includes an 18,000-square-foot home with 10 bedrooms , a 3,300-square-foot guest house , and two vacant parcels. It's currently represented byJason Oppenheim of the Oppenheim Group .

Keep reading for a look at the 2.2-acre property .

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