''Ferris Bueller" house endangered, group says

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Story Created: Sep 17, 2009 at 8:34 AM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 17, 2009 at 8:34 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A Highland Park home and pavilion made famous in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" appear on the latest list of Chicago area's most endangered places.

The list released Wednesday by the nonprofit Landmarks Illinois preservation group also includes three Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses and a Wheaton neighborhood that is one of the nation's first golf club communities.

The buildings are part of Landmarks Illinois' eighth annual list of what it deems significant historical buildings or collections of buildings that are in danger of demolition or substantial alteration.

The Highland Park home and pavilion that appeared in the 1986 movie were designed by architect A. James Speyer and built between 1952 and 1954. They are for sale for $2.3 million, and Landmarks Illinois says a new owner may tear them down.

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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com

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