“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Glass House Sold!

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Glass House Sold!

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Glass House Sold!

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After four years on the market, the iconic home that starred in the film, "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off," has finally gone under contract. We’ll never forget watching with horror as the red 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder convertible fell from its jacks and went careening through the plate glass wall into the ravine below. Teenage lesson learned? You can’t remove mileage from an odometer by running a car in reverse. The 1986 film, now a cult classic, starred Matthew Broderick as Ferris, who just wanted to play hookie from school for a day to explore and enjoy the city of Chicago for one last time before the responsibility of college began. With all parents at work, Ferris, his best friend Cameron and girlfriend, Sloan, embarked on their see-the-city tour in Cameron’s dad’s Ferrari. With many mishaps along the way and being trailed by the school dean and Ferris’ sister, the film was clever and probably planted seeds in the minds of too many teenagers. Film writer, producer and director John Hughes, brought to life the high school fantasy of teenagers and memories to adults. Even more interesting is that Hughes wrote the entire script in under a week. It turned out to be the biggest box office hit of 1986.

Ben Rose was an artist and world renowned hand screened textile and wallpaper designer who was a favorite of architects and designers. He and his wife, Frances, built the A. James Speyer designed house in 1953. Speyer was a well-known architect and professor at Illinois Institute of Technology and was Curator of Twentieth Century Paintings and Sculpture at The Art Institute of Chicago. The combination of talents between the Roses and Speyer created what is considered by some to be the epitome of a sophisticated adult treehouse. At 4,300 square feet, the home consists of four bedrooms and four baths and is situated on one acre of wooded land. In 1958, the house was one of twelve homes in the nation featured in a Bethlehem Steel publication promoting the use of steel framing for residential design. In addition to being a talented artist, Ben was also an enthusiastic car collector, which resulted in the car pavilion being added to the house in 1974.

Iconic "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" house, designed by James Speyer and built by famous textile designer, just went under contract after being on the market for four years. Originally listed in 2009 at $2.3 million, the price was cut to $1.5 million, and was purchased after the most recent reduction to $1.25 million.

Source: www.newser.com