Anyone who is a fan of horror movies will most likely recognize this house. The home featured prominently in Wes Craven’s ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’. Now, almost four decades on, the A Nightmare On Elm Street house has undergone quite the transformation…and, thankfully, not a single sighting of Freddy for years.
The exterior of the home featured fairly prominently in the movie. The address of the house in the movie was 1428 Elm Street in Springwood, Ohio. While the number remained the same as it is in real life, the true address is actually 1428 N Genesee Ave, Los Angeles, California. Located just over a mile away from Sunset Strip.
THE HOUSE AFTER THE MOVIE
Originally constructed in 1919, this unassuming house was chosen as a location for the 1984 movie ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’. After the movie was shot, the owners allowed the house to fall into disrepair.
The house as it looks in the Dream World.
Only joking, that is, of course, the house in the Dream World, in the ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ movie. It was never quite as bad as that, however, it did need a lot of work….
The house before the recent renovations.
While the outside needed more than just a lick of paint, the inside was probably worse. Much of the house hadn’t been updated for decades….
The cluttered living room before the renovations.
The kitchen doesn’t look like it’s been updated since the 1960s.
The dining room also looking very dated.
The swimming pool looked like it hadn’t been used in quite some time.
The back of the house before the renovations.
THE RENOVATIONS
Thankfully, the house didn’t remain this way. A new owner, Angie Hill, purchased the house in 2006 and renovations got underway.
Extensive renovation work took place on the property.
This photo of the staircase shows just how much work went into renovations.
The back of the house would look a lot different after the renovation work.
THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET HOUSE AFTER THE RENOVATION
Here is what the A Nightmare On Elm Street house looks like today, the front of the property looks pretty similar apart from a few cosmetic changes. The door has changed color and the large plant that crawled up the center of the house is long gone, apart from that, it’s still easily recognizable.
Apart from a few cosmetic changes, the house from the front looks very similar.
The front door, now changed from blue to red.
Once you pass the front door, the house becomes unrecognizable to even the biggest fan of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The huge renovation project carried out by owner Angie Hill took a year to complete, which is no surprise when you see just how much work was done. The house now has three bedrooms, four bathrooms and 2,700 square feet of living space.
While the house has been modernized, it has a 1960s feel to it.
The living room now looks light and clean.
Another living space, this one featuring a ball chair, a symbol of the 1960s. The Finnish company Osko, first released these in 1966.
The kitchen truly does have a 1960s feel to it…but with all the mod-cons included.
Another photo of the kitchen, looking down the room.
The staircase now looks unrecognizable to how it once looked.
One of the bedrooms located at the back of the house.
The back of the property now looks completely different. This part of the house underwent a huge change during the renovation and is entirely new. The top floor now has a balcony area overlooking the backyard. Downstairs a porch leads out to the pool, which thankfully has now been cleaned out and looks as good as new.
After the renovations were complete, Angie Hill sold the property for $2.1 million.
If you are a fan of horror movies, and the A Nightmare On Elm Street house, you might also like the Halloween movie house or The Paranormal Activity House.
