A Rogers Park house was an HGTV ‘Ugliest House in America’ finalist. But it’s always been anything but.
- Posted on February 6, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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A Rogers Park house was an HGTV ‘Ugliest House in America’ finalist. But it’s always been anything but.

Long a neighborhood landmark, the Victorian home was an art project for its previous owners. Its new owners promised to keep it much as it was. Then HGTV came calling.