Back in 1997 The Simpsons house got built for real near Las Vegas. Here's the Wikipedia entry for the contest.
A replica of the house at 742 Evergreen Terrace, known as "The Simpsons House", was constructed in 1997 by California-based Kaufman and Broad homebuilders at 712 Red Bark Lane in Henderson, Nevada. The house was designed to closely mimic the design of the house in the series.
The $120,000 house was constructed for use as the grand prize in a contest known as "The Simpsons House Give Away", sponsored by Pepsi, Fox, and the homebuilder The contest was announced on July 10, 1997. The rules of the contest stipulated that the winner either accept the house or a $75,000 cash payment. In addition, the winner of the house, if they chose to occupy it, was contractually obligated to repaint the exterior in accordance with local homeowner's association rules. Contest entries were included on various Pepsi products and 15 million were submitted nationally. The winner was Barbara Howard from Richmond, Kentucky. Howard chose not to accept the house, instead taking a cash payment per the contest rules. In 2001, after most of the details relating to the television series were removed, the house was sold by the builder to another owner.
The house, located in a subdivision that was permanently named "Springfield South Valley Ranch", took 49 days to build and was unveiled to the public on August 1, 1997. Construction on the house was nearly complete by July 1997, and by September 1997 thousands of people were lining up to see the finished product.During the time it was open to the public in August and September 1997, more than 30,000 people visited the house, including The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
The house looks pretty good but I can see not taking it. I wouldn't be much interested in living in that area. Plus you have to pay all the taxes on it.
It some point they added a fence and then took it away.
At a couple of different points people were dressed up as the family. No idea where these pics came from and what they are about.
Fireplace, dining room and stairwell.
The kitchen is pretty fun, huh.
I like the couch and the picture on the wall.
Matt Groening came to see the house.
Lots of great props in the rooms.
Sadly, after the hosue was shown to the public it was renovated into a dull gray piece of shit. That's some sad shit, huh. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.
NICE!
Posted by: Yoggers | April 20, 2021 at 11:56 AM