A Christmas Story House
Established | 2006 (House built in 1895, though some accounts date back as early as 1870)[1] [2] |
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Location | 3159 W 11th St. Cleveland, Ohio 44109 USA |
Website | A Christmas Story House |
A Christmas Story House is an attraction and museum in the
History
Production
The screenplay for A Christmas Story is based on material from author
The 2022 sequel A Christmas Story Christmas was filmed in Eastern Europe and thus replicas of the house and others in the neighborhood were constructed there for filming.[5] The current owners of the building declined access to the production to scan the house and surrounding neighborhood for reference purposes.[6]
Restoration and reconfiguration
In December 2004, Brian Jones, a
A Christmas Story House Museum
Jones also purchased the house across the street from the Christmas Story House and converted it into A Christmas Story House Museum, which contains some of the props from the film, including Randy's snow suit, the Higbee's window toys, the chalk board from Miss Shields classroom, hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, as well as one of the custom-built Daisy Red Ryder BB guns that was used in the filming. In addition, the house to the left of the museum features a gift shop with movie memorabilia and souvenirs.
The house and museum opened to the public on November 25, 2006, with original cast members attending the grand opening, and the site drew 4,300 visitors during its opening weekend.[9]
The house is open for tours daily; both the house and the Bumpus house next door, renovated in 2018, are available for overnight stays.[10][11]
By November 2022, the entire complex was put up for sale.[12]
References
- ^ Ralphie's House – A Christmas Story House – Ralphie's House Restored to its A Christmas Story Splendor
- ^ "3159 W 11th St, Cleveland, OH 44109".
- ^ "Famous Hammond Personalities: Jean Shepherd". HammondIndiana.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ "Higbees". Archived from the original on 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ "Peter Billingsley Returns in A Christmas Story Christmas First Look". People. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "Trailer released for upcoming sequel to 'A Christmas Story'". WKYC. November 1, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Brian Jones, Owner, A Christmas Story House & Museum". October 17, 2008. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Handle With Care". Cleveland Magazine. 36. Great Lakes Publishing: 128–96. November 2006.
- ^ a b Christopher Maag (December 6, 2006). "Recreating 'A Christmas Story' for Tourists in Cleveland". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Home". A Christmas Story House. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ DeMarco, Laura; Dealer, The Plain (2018-10-09). "First Look: Bumpus House to open next to A Christmas Story House in Tremont". cleveland. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "'A Christmas Story' House goes up for sale in Cleveland: See the listing". www.wkyc.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-15.