Overview
- NBC Chicago reports more than 100 people now visit the Winnetka landmark daily, with tourists traveling from abroad to see the exterior.
- Project manager Scott Price says the owner is funding an interior restoration to match the film’s warm, colorful aesthetic, with additional exterior updates planned and no timeline disclosed.
- A sign posted on the fence alerts visitors to ongoing construction, following earlier sightings of boarded doors and windows during the work.
- Recent listing photos showing a minimalist white-and-grey makeover drew sharp criticism on social media from fans who said the redesign felt sterile.
- The property sold earlier this year for more than $5 million, with HELLO! reporting a January 2025 sale at about $5.5 million through the Dawn McKenna Group, and many of the film’s interior scenes were originally shot at New Trier Township High School.