Plenty of popular series and movies have a well-known fictional house that is more memorable than the media it appeared in. These places of living can play a vital role in the overall story. Fictional houses can take up multiple parts in the scenes they appear in. A paper-filled apartment might show that the character is a writer or clumsy. When it comes to famous fictional houses, each media explores them differently.
Since a series can span a season or more, we see houses and apartments for multiple episodes. TV show houses and other living spaces must be entertaining and not so dull — after all, we will see them for a long time. Movies can be more liberal when it comes to character living spaces. A movie house is usually present in a scene or two, so it's important to the character's image. Just don’t get too architectural when looking at it.
Even a cartoon house can be much more pleasant than a real one. Below, we compiled a list of the most famous fictional living spaces that are as memorable as they are unique. Leave an upvote on the houses and apartments of fictitious origin you like the most. On the other hand, if you have anything interesting to share, architecturally or otherwise, do so in the comments below.
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#1 0001 Cemetery Lane In The Addams Family
0001 Cemetery Lane is an abandoned, crumbling mansion decorated with some haunted-looking odd animals at the top of the stairway. After appearing multiple times, 0001 Cemetery Lane seems to have taken on a personality of its own. The cryptic and anti-social Addams family lives in the mansion.
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#2 Kevin Mcallister's House In Home Alone
When it comes to memorable fictional houses, Home Alone's primary location of the action and the opening of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, the fancy-looking McCallister home, is quite famous in the movie and real life. The house's exterior shots showed a real-life residence located in the state of Illinois.
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#3 The Burrow, From Harry Potter
The Burrow, located outside of Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon, England, was the Weasley family's residence. The Burrow, held up by magic, had a messy interior that still seemed incredibly cozy. At the height of the Second Wizarding War, the Weasley family had to leave their house after becoming a target of the Death Eaters.
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#4 The Simpsons House
As far as famous cartoon houses go, The Simpsons sit safely at the top of many lists. Marge and Homer Simpson live in the Simpsons’ house with their children — Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Ned Flanders, a devout Evangelical Christian, is the neighbor across the wooden fence. A real-life replica was constructed in 1997 as a promotion stunt.
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#5 The Hobbit Hole House
Who would want to live in a house that's in the ground? It might look like a nuclear bunker, but it's actually a Hobbit hole. These hobbit hole houses varied in size and window amount. The richer hobbits had more of everything, while the poor had less. The most famous Hobbit hole might be Bag End, the residence of Bilbo Baggins.
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#6 Any One Of These Sick Pads From Spongebob Squarepants
The setting of Bikini Bottom has a lot of houses to choose from, with the three most iconic ones being Patrick’s rock, Squidward’s tentacle house, and SpongeBob SquarePants’ pineapple. All three have distinctive styles — Patrick's home is minimalistic, the tentacle house is “stylish,” and the pineapple has three floors!
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#7 Cher's Mansion In Clueless
You might be clueless that the house where Cher and Josh share a kiss is an actual house and not some studio set. Cher Horowitz's house is still standing in Los Angeles. You can find it in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Encino. The Encino home's interior is included in the movie.
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#8 Chandler And Joey's Apartment In Friends
The duo of friends, Chandler and Joey, lived in a messy apartment. An important location for the series, the flat wasn't the primary setting for most of the show's action. It served as a haven for its two tenants, where they could unwind and play foosball, rather than as a meeting spot for the six buddies.
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#9 The Treehouse From Swiss Family Robinson
Sometimes, a fictional house becomes so famous that it gets built in real life as an attractive object in a theme park. First shown in the 1960s movie Swiss Family Robinson, the treehouse was built by Disney as a real place in Disneyland in 1962. As the name suggests, it’s a house in a tree — a perfect solution for people who want to live outside.
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#10 Wallace And Gromit's Warm Home
The charming abode means a very pleasant place for residents, but does this definition fit the house shown in Wallace And Gromit? It certainly does. The style of the cartoon has had a lot of impact on the place, creating a uniquely beautiful interior. This house seems to suit the dog and person living there.
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#11 The House On Archer Avenue In The Royal Tenenbaums
In the movie, rather than being in Harlem on Convent Avenue at 144th Street, in real life, the Royal Tenenbaums’ home is situated on Archer Avenue. The house at 339 Convent Avenue is a private dwelling, just like its fictional equivalent. If you are ever near the avenue, take the time to look for this house.
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#12 Amélie's Montmartre Apartment
It’s not unusual to want to live in the city of love and the nation of cheese — Paris, France. We got the chance to do that with the movie Amélie. In it, she lived in a small apartment located in Montmartre. It has everything a modern apartment has — a kitchen, a bedroom, and a mysterious metal box.
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#13 The House From Up
A legendary and emotional animated movie like Up will always have a famous house in it. The main house saw different events and things happen in it — sad and happy, tears and laughter. It was sitting on a vital piece of land, doomed for demolition. Luckily it floated away into distant lands, thanks to balloons.
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#14 Wayne Manor In Batman
When you are Batman, the dark knight of Gotham, by night and Bruce Wayne, one of the most important men in the city, by day — you have to have a manor. The house fits in with Gotham's Gothic architecture and serves as Bruce's headquarters. It's maintained by Alfred Pennyworth, a close associate of Bruce.
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#15 Jerry's Apartment In Seinfeld
What is up with these spacious New York apartments that don’t cost a whole paycheck? Jerry’s apartment acts as the primary location for the series Seinfeld. It’s usually neat and organized unless Jerry is out of the city. It has a lock that works only when the door is closed, and a chaotic neighbor is just a hallway away.
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#16 Was Vandamm’s House In North By Northwest
One of the most remarkable homes in movie history is the sleek, contemporary home Vandamm used as his headquarters atop Mount Rushmore. Regrettably, this home couldn't exist in the real world. No building has ever been built near the summit of Mount Rushmore since the geography isn't suited as the movie portrays.
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#17 Monica And Rachel's Apartment In Friends
The primary apartment in Friends belongs to Monica and occasionally Rachel or Chandler. It’s one of the main set pieces in the series and probably the most visible location in the series overall. It served as a home for all the characters throughout the series. For New York, it’s also quite a spacious apartment.
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#18 Snow White’s Cottage
Snow White’s cottage is also known as the residence of the seven dwarfs. When Snow White visits the cottage, she sees a wild mess, with things littering every corner. Luckily, with the help of the forest animals, Snow White cleans up the cottage, hoping that the dwarfs will allow her to stay there. Out in the woods, the cottage is quite a grab.
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#19 Villa Villekula From Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking, a character in a series of novels of the same name, resides in the made-up Villa Villekulla. She lived together with her monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and horse. Sockerdricka, a soft drink offered in Sweden, is grown on a tree outside. When it came to filming, a location in Gotland, Sweden, was used as Villa Villekulla.
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#20 Tanner Family Home In Full House
It’s only logical for a house to be involved in the Full House series. The house involved in the series is known as the Tanner House. It houses nine people with different personalities and a dog loved by everyone. The house, in both the series and real life, is located in the state of California, the city of San Francisco.
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