Pie house
The pie house, sometimes referred to as the Deerfield pie house or the Deerfield skinny house, is a two-story house located in Deerfield, Illinois, United States. It is located at 970 Chestnut Street, and is near the Deerfield Metra station. The beige-sided house was built to fit a narrow lot and has attracted attention due to its unusual shape. The house is not rectangular, but rather trapezoidal, and attained its primary nickname due to its resemblance to the shape of a slice of pie.
The house has gained media attention after being featured in a viral video on the social media platform TikTok in August 2020. Since then, it has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and has been covered by the Chicago Tribune, both of which have further increased its attention.
Description
The home was built in 2003 on a small, irregularly shaped lot at 970 Chestnut Street in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield. The house is trapezoidal in shape, rather than the traditional rectangular shape, which has inspired its nickname, the "pie house", due to its apparent resemblance to a slice of pie. The triangular lot it sits on measures only, which contributes to the house's unusual shape. Despite outcry from neighbors, the village of Deerfield was not able to force any changes to be made to the design of the house as it met all building codes and was not legally required to be changed in any way. The house is two stories tall, and has a finished basement. It has more than of floor space, and contains two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and an additional half bathroom. The ground level of the home follows an open concept plan.The narrowest side of the house measures wide, with the widest side of the house reaching a width of. An outdoor patio borders the wider end of the house.