According to Home Alone crew members who appeared on the show, screenwriter John Hughes wanted to make as many movies as possible in Chicago, away from the Hollywood studio system So forThe home, built in the 19s, is a redbrick colonial Georgian on a halfacre lot in a North Shore suburb of Chicago Because it was most recently sold in 12, there are still realtor photos online of the interior and exterior There is also a 3minute video tour made when the house went on the market Most of the movie scenes took place in (According to an article on Turner Classic Movies, that house was torn down in 1994) The Victorian that appears in the movie was built by MGM, along with the stately houses surrounding it The set, known as St Louis Street, appeared in several other movies over the years before it was eventually razed The Insane Truth About The House In Home Alone Where Was Home Alone Filmed Home alone movie house location