THE REAL SIMPSON'S HOUSE: 712 Red Bark Lane in Henderson, Nevada

Here the real house matches the cartoon house perfectly to every last detail. And even the family car is present.

I'm sure we have all grew up watching episodes of The Simpson's cartoon show at some point since it's launch in 1987.

For years fans always wondered if the Springfield town was actually real. So in 1997 designers at Fox Interactive decided to have an actual Simpson's house built In Henderson, Nevada at the same time they were developing the 3D computer game.

The famous sofa & lounge area

Kitchen (including Maggie's high chair)

The four bedroom house was opened up for public viewing on 1st August, 1997 and was used in a competition hosted by Pepsi Cola for one winner to have as their own home.

As you can see the house has been mimicked in the same way the cartoon house is with it's bright colours and furnishings.

Dining room

Hallway & Stairs

Surprisingly the competition did not run well and the first winner didn't claim their prize and two months later a second winner - a lady in her 60's decided she wanted to opt for the alternative $75,000 cash prize instead.

Homer and Marge's bedroom

Lisa's bedroom with her saxophone on the bed

Bart's bedroom

Sadly since then the house was sold by the builder to some one else and the Simpson's house is no longer. The rules were if anyone actually occupied it as their home they would have to paint the outside to match other houses in the street to stay in line with local homeowner association rules.

Now it's painted it just looks the same as every other house and every detail that made it special has disapeared. The fence, Bart's tree house and other props have all been removed.

The house as it is today

I think it would have been nice if it was kept as a museum for tourists to look round if the winner didn't want it and perhaps charge an admission fee instead of just selling it. Now all that hard work has gone to waste. It's not known if the interior still remains the same, but it looks doubtful.