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Home Alone’ House Under Restoration to Recreate 1990 Look

Holiday visitors are flocking to the Winnetka landmark, with the owner funding a return to the film’s on-screen warmth.

Overview

  • Project manager Scott Price says the interior is being returned to its 1990 appearance, with the owner footing the bill and no timeline disclosed.
  • Construction is visible from the street, including a notice on the fence and boarded doors and windows.
  • More than 100 people are visiting daily this season to see the exterior and snap photos.
  • Images released during the $5.5 million January sale showed a stark minimalist redesign that drew widespread criticism online.
  • Many interior scenes were originally filmed at New Trier Township High School, so the renovation is a recreation of the movie’s on-screen design rather than a literal restoration of past interiors.