The red brick Georgian Revival mansion in Winnetka made famous by the 1990 film “Home Alone” sold on Thursday for $5.5 million — slightly above its $5.25 million asking price.
Built in 1921, the three-story, 9,126-square-foot mansion has had its own starring role on its Winnetka street now for more than three decades. A 1992 Tribune headline for a story about the home being placed on a local house walk called the mansion “a “home that’s never left alone.” Then-owner Cynthia Abendshien told the Tribune even back then that “there are a lot of people, especially children, that will knock on the door and ask to see the house.”
It’s not much different today, although the mansion now is set behind a wrought iron fence and gate. On a nice day, a visitor showing up to gawk at the mansion soon will discover that there’s company — other visitors there for the same purpose.
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Now, the five-bedroom mansion has gotten its first new owners in 13 years — and seven years after the current owners renovated and expanded it. The home has six bathrooms, four fireplaces, an entry staircase that famously was showcased in the film, a recently added family room with 10-foot-high coffered ceilings, French doors and a kitchen with double islands, bespoke white cabinetry, a hidden pantry, an eight-burner Wolf range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and a built-in banquette. Other features include a second family room, a screened porch, two laundry rooms, a primary bedroom suite with a walk-in closet and a marble bathroom with dual vanities and a third-floor junior primary suite with built-ins and backyard views.
On the basement level are an indoor sport court, a movie theater and a wet bar. The mansion also has a heated and attached, three-car garage.
The sellers, Timothy and Trisha Johnson, purchased the landmark home through a land trust for nearly $1.59 million in 2012
Lori Nieman of @properties represented the buyers. In a statement, she said they wished to remain private.
The mansion had a $49,770 property tax bill in the 2023 tax year.
Bob Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
