See inside Walt Disney's childhood home in Chicago that cost $800 to build

Talia LakritzOct 1, 2021, 02:02 IST

Outside Walt Disney's first home.The Walt Disney Birthplace

Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in a wooden cottage in Chicago, Illinois.
Disney's birthplace, where he lived until he was 4, has been restored and turned into a historical site.
The Walt Disney Birthplace also plans to build an addition to serve as a multimedia museum.

Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1901.

A baby photo of Walt Disney, circa 1902. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

He was born at home, on the second floor of a wooden cottage designed and built by his parents.

Outside Walt Disney's first home. The Walt Disney Birthplace

Disney lived in the house with his parents and brothers, Roy, Herbert, and Raymond, and sister Ruth, until he was 4 years old. The family then moved to a farm in Missouri.

Walt Disney's childhood home. Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP

Disney lived in the house with his parents and brothers, Roy, Herbert, and Raymond, and sister Ruth, until he was 4 years old. The family then moved to a farm in Missouri.

Dina Benadon and Brent Young purchased the home for $169,000 in 2013 and turned it into a heritage site called The Walt Disney Birthplace.

Dina Benadon and Brent Young outside Walt Disney's birthplace. Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP

The renovation cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Brent Young and Dina Benadon inside the first floor living room in the birthplace of Walt Disney. John Owens/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

The parlor now looks the same as it did in Disney's early years.

The parlor in Disney's former home. The Walt Disney Birthplace

Disney and his brother - and eventual business partner - Roy shared a bedroom as children.

Walt and Roy's former bedroom. The Walt Disney Birthplace

The structural renovation was completed in 2018, but Young and Benadon plan to add an addition to the home to serve as a museum.

Walt Disney's childhood home. The Walt Disney Birthplace

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See inside Walt Disney's childhood home in Chicago that cost $800 to build

Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1901.

He was born at home, on the second floor of a wooden cottage designed and built by his parents.

Disney lived in the house with his parents and brothers, Roy, Herbert, and Raymond, and sister Ruth, until he was 4 years old. The family then moved to a farm in Missouri.

Dina Benadon and Brent Young purchased the home for $169,000 in 2013 and turned it into a heritage site called The Walt Disney Birthplace.

The renovation cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The parlor now looks the same as it did in Disney's early years.

Disney and his brother - and eventual business partner - Roy shared a bedroom as children.

The structural renovation was completed in 2018, but Young and Benadon plan to add an addition to the home to serve as a museum.