Who knew there is really such a thing as a real-life 'The Simpsons' house? Yep, there's one sitting just in a suburb in Vegas.
For those unfamiliar with 'The Simpsons,' it is an animated sitcom created by Matt Groenig which first aired in 1989. It's currently one of the longest -running shows in American history and is now on its 26th season. It has received widespread critical acclaim and was even named as the 20th century's best television series, having earned 31 Primetime Emmy Awards, as reported by Curbed.
The interior design of the house built and designed by Kaufman and Broad Home Construction was a prize to a nationwide sweepstakes sponsored by FOX Television and Pepsi. It took the designers 100 episodes to make perfect, with the designers poring over 7,200 color swatches (and ultimately choosing 25 in the end) and selecting 1,500 styling props that are inspired by the hit animation franchise.
According to the article of Gizmodo, it was built for a total of $120,000 in Henderson, Nevada in 1997, but the winner of the sweepstakes chose a $75,000 payout instead of the house--a transgression many 'The Simpsons' fans found very outrageous.
The house was sold in 2001 and was repainted--and now the house stands stripped of its 'The Simpsons' colors.
In an interview with Newswire at the time of the sweepstakes, Manny Gonzales, director of architecture at Kaufman and Broad, justified the choice of the Las Vegas suburb for its location.
"This location was ideal for this unique home," said Gonzales. "Where else but in Vegas [can] you have a Pyramid, a replica of the New York skyline, and now, The Simpsons home?" added the architect.
The largest home building firm in the western seaboard of the United States of America, Kaufman and Broad Home Construction Corp. (listed in the New York Stock Exchange as KBH) was founded in 1957 and targets the creation of 10,000 homes every year.
