Howard Hughes’ Green House was sealed in 1954 and currently sits on KLAS-TV’s lot. The house is the subject of mystery, and is part of an ongoing effort to relocate it to the Clark County Museum.

Time capsule

As stated in an interview with Clark County Museum Administrator Amber Colbert, when the house was opened in 1976, former KLAS reporter Bob Stoldal reportedly encountered hundreds of suits. Other accounts claimed seeing bread still in the cabinets, more than two decades after the house was sealed, Colbert said. On the hunt for history, one former aide stated the floor was torn up while they searched for Howard Hughes’ will with a metal detector, but the will was not found on the property.

According to Colbert, no photos were taken of the house’s contents at the time it was opened. The items were retrieved by Hughes’ Summa Corp after his death. As seen during a tour of the house, artifacts have slowly been returning to the house as the museum prepares it to be an exhibit ahead of its planned relocation.

Aerial survey

The house can be seen in an aerial survey from 1950 prior to it being sealed by Hughes. The Clark County Museum’s research into the house involves investigating its historical record as well as general Hughes’ history and artifacts.

The images left behind

Glenn Odekirk was Hughes’ superintendent and assistant at his company. Odekirk died in 1987, but his collection survives him, now in the possession of the Clark County Museum. The collection includes about 13 boxes of photos and documents, including photographs of airplane interiors and more, according to Colbert.

As covered previously by Las Vegas Weekly and here on Neuro-Typewriter, the house faces a complex and difficult move, due to its build and the historic slab it rests on.

Note: Neuro-Typewriter was unable to independently review the full collections described, as they are not currently open to the public.