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2156 N. Tripp Ave. Chicago, IL 60639
- The House that Elias Disney Built. The house Walt grew up in was designed by his mother Flora and built by his father Elias in 1891. The house is at 2156 N. Tripp Ave. Chicago, IL 60639. Flora and Elias continued to partner up, building other houses in the same neighborhood.
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A carpenter with a growing family, Elias Disney decided to build a home and put down roots in Chicago. He purchased property on the southwest corner of Tripp Avenue on October 31, 1891. On November 23, 1892, Elias obtained a permit to build a two-story, 18 x 28 foot wood cottage for $800.
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Description. A carpenter with a growing family, Elias Disney decided to build a home and put down roots in Chicago. He purchased property on the southwest corner of Tripp Avenue and Palmer Street on October 31, 1891. A year later, Elias obtained a permit to build a two-story wood cottage for $800.
The home built by Elias Disney in the late 19th Century has been preserved and restored over the years. At one point in the 1990s, the Walt Disney House could have been condemned and demolished ...
Oct 15, 2023 · Elias Disney, Walt’s father, purchased the property at 2156 N. Tripp Ave. in 1891. The following year he got a permit to build the two-story wood cottage for $800, and Flora, Walt’s mother,...
Aug 7, 2015 · Back in 1891, a young itinerant contractor named Elias Disney bought an empty lot at what is now 2156 N. Tripp Ave. for $700. His wife, Flora, then designed the house, which Elias built...
Sep 30, 2021 · News. See inside Walt Disney's childhood home in Chicago that cost $800 to build. Talia Lakritz. Sep 30, 2021, 12:57 PM PDT. Outside Walt Disney's first home. The Walt Disney...
Oct 16, 2023 · Disney’s carpenter father, Elias, purchased the land in the Hermosa neighborhood of the city on Oct. 31, 1891, and obtained a permit to construct the cottage for $800 a year later. He built...
