{"id":27752,"date":"2024-05-28T03:06:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T08:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=27752"},"modified":"2024-05-28T03:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T08:06:27","slug":"home-alone-house-in-chicago-suburbs-hits-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=27752","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Home Alone&#8217; house in Chicago suburbs hits the market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Home Alone&#8221; fans, rejoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The famed home in the Chicago suburbs where Kevin McCallister was once left behind from a family trip to Paris went on sale this week,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homedetails\/671-Lincoln-Ave-Winnetka-IL-60093\/3360197_zpid\/\">according to a Zillow listing<\/a>&nbsp;for 671 Lincoln Ave. in Winnetka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But willing buyers should be ready to fork over big bucks \u2014 the more than 9,000-square-foot home is priced at $5.25 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It&#8217;s on sale for the first time since 2012, when the current owners bought it for $1.58 million, according to the Zillow page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The home was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/53274539?source_impression_id=p3_1716841244_JP0F6Sjxz6CgsKkF\">briefly listed on Airbnb in 2021 for an exclusive one-night-only stay<\/a>, giving the truest \u201cHome Alone\u201d fan the chance to experience the Christmas magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Eagle-eyed fans may notice that the interior of the home doesn&#8217;t quite look the same as it did in the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">That&#8217;s because it was too small to fit all the cast and crew for filming, so scenes of the family inside the home were shot at New Trier Township High School,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/home-alone-house-winnetka-hits-the-market-it-could-be-yours-for-a-hefty-price\/3446579\/\">according to NBC Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The house was also &#8220;fully renovated and expanded&#8221; in 2018, according to Zillow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;The current owners took the utmost care in maintaining the architectural detail and integrity of the home\u2019s most memorable and recognizable spaces&#8221; during the renovations, the Zillow page said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Georgian brick home features five bedrooms, six bathrooms, two living rooms, a kitchen with two large islands and double ovens, a three-car garage and a screened-in porch with a fireplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There&#8217;s a basketball court, as well as a movie theater, which aptly features &#8220;Home Alone&#8221; memorabilia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/home-alone-house-chicago-suburbs-hits-market-rcna154209\">Nbcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Home Alone&#8221; fans, rejoice. The famed home in the Chicago suburbs where Kevin McCallister was once left behind from a family trip to Paris went on sale this week,&nbsp;according to a Zillow listing&nbsp;for 671 Lincoln Ave. in Winnetka. 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