Ferris Bueller House Tops Endangered Structures List (VIDEO)

The Highland Park house made famous in Ferris Bueller's Day Off tops a list of endangered historic structures in Chicago released Wednesday by non-profit preservation group Landmarks Illinois.

Three homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, a group of commercial buildings at the Lincoln-Fullerton-Halsted intersection, a collection of turn-of-the-century golf club homes and an Episcopal church also made the list.

The 5,300-square-foot Rose House and Pavilion was used as the home of Ferris Bueller's best friend, Cameron. The famous property is currently on the market for $2.3 million.

The Rose House was designed by architect, museum curator and Illinois Institute of Technology teacher A. James Speyer for textile designers Ben and Frances Rose. The elevated automobile pavilion-- i.e. where Cameron's dad kept his Ferrari-- was designed by Speyer's first graduate student David Haid to house Rose's classic car collection.

Though the property is designated as a Highland Park landmark, several inquiries have been made about demolishing the house and splitting the lot, according to Landmarks Illinois. Some residents fear if the property does not sell, the city may permit demolition.

Take a video tour of the home:

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" featured house threatened by demolition from Landmarks Illinois on Vimeo.

Watch a compilation of the classic Ferrari scenes from Ferris Bueller's Day Off:

Comments

[balancedsolution]

10:53 AM on 09/21/2009

because it was in a movie it's historic?

it's a movie people!

movies aren't real.

[invirginia]

07:34 PM on 09/21/2009

I don't think the movie is what makes it historic. It's historic because it is a rare example of excellent mid-centur­y modern architectu­re.

[MarsAmbassador]

10:52 PM on 09/18/2009

That video didn't even show the end where it drives back through the window. That's my favourite part! Ripoff!

[Design4you]

09:49 AM on 09/18/2009

It's a nice house, but it would seem that it stands in the way of progress. Love it or not, it's just another fancy house.

[nico89]

12:16 PM on 09/19/2009

Progress for what?

[Lakeview Greg]

03:23 PM on 09/17/2009

Maybe the Ferris Bueller movie fan club or someone should buy it. Then they could pay for upkeep, taxes, heating, groundskee­ping, the whole shot. Upkeep on a landmark status building is not cheap. All sorts of rules and regs you have to follow. Wanna save the place? Buy it.

[JScott]

11:50 AM on 09/17/2009

Kinda points out the flaws in the preservati­on ordinances­. Can still split the lot and demolish the home, outrageous­, what if they did that to the Farnsworth House.....­jeez think about it!!!!!!!!­!!!

[Vicks123]

09:01 AM on 09/17/2009

Save the property!

Ferris Bueller is national treasure, and all associated landmarks must be preserved.

[BurtR]

08:48 AM on 09/17/2009

the movie was stupid beyond all descriptio­n.
at least the commodity traders on the north shore are ravaging their own environmen­t and leaving other areas alone

[johnnygoodwud]

07:41 AM on 09/17/2009

looks like the house sits on one of the ravines that run along the north shore. great house.

[maninmiddle]

11:30 PM on 09/16/2009

I live down the street from this house. That would suck if the tear it down. It is a fantastic place.

[Axekick]

02:36 AM on 09/17/2009

Looks like it.. although I have never personally saw it I would love to live in a house where you feel surrounded by nature, such as this one.

[Tinsdale]

11:29 PM on 09/16/2009

Barbarians at the gate!

[RoveRoveRoveYourBoat]

11:52 AM on 09/17/2009

...greedy money-grub­ber$ run the world.
I am heartened by the appreciati­ve comments here listed.
Our sad built environmen­t looks and feels the way it does because developer$ call the shots.
Uncompromi­sed Architectu­re is as unapprecia­ted as Poetry.

[CosmicChaos]

10:38 PM on 09/16/2009

It would be a shame if such a beautiful home was destroyed. It would be on my list for ideal homes if I had that kind of money.

[benji85]

10:33 PM on 09/16/2009

This house can not be demoed! Great movie and if I had the money would buy the place in a heart beat, even look for the same car to keep in the garage.

[FormerReaganite]

11:32 PM on 09/16/2009

Isn't the car crashed in the yard?

[JIC]

10:07 PM on 09/16/2009

This movie is classic gold.