A 100-year-old house at 10347 S. Avenue L was voted as the ugliest in America.
Thousands of people voted online in HomeVestors' Second Annual Ugliest House of the Year Contest.
"People know us for our famous 'We Buy Ugly Houses' billboards, and this contest is proof that we mean what we say," said John Hayes, president and CEO of HomeVestors of America.
The Far South Side house was purchased by HomeVestors franchisee Scott Gottlieb of SNL Realty LLC.
"This house was ugly from the inside out," he said. "It was animal-infested and completely piled high with garbage.
"On our first visit, we couldn't even get the front and back doors open due to the amount of clutter pressed against the walls," he said.
Gottlieb purchased the property, managed the cleanup and sold it to a wholesaler, which gutted the house and handled the restoration. Then, the house went on the market again and it was quickly sold, he said.
"This was a true 'before and after' makeover," Gottlieb said. "Once upon a time it was a historic, beautiful house, and thankfully it's been restored to its former glory."
The Chicago home was one of 10 finalists in the running for Ugliest House of the Year. It was the second annual competition.
