
Though rarely seen, there is also a hallway off the kitchen leading to a recreation room. Towards the house's rear are stairs to the basement, which are replaced by a closet in some episodes. At the back of the house is the living room and the kitchen. The sitting room and the dining room both feature bay windows.

There is also a small cupboard and stairs to the second floor. The arched front door leads directly into the foyer where an arch to the left leads to the sitting room, and one to the right leads into the dining room. A suburban tract house, the building is at least 50 feet (15 m) wide.

The Simpsons house is shown as a light pink or light brown two-story detached house with an attached garage, basement, and loft. The opening sequence and the couch gag of " He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" shows the house still under construction, along with the whole town rebuilding after the events of the movie. At the end of the film, the townsfolk and the family themselves rebuild the house in exactly the same manner as it was before, restoring the "status quo". In The Simpsons Movie, the house and all of the family's possessions are completely destroyed by a sinkhole under Maggie's sandbox, which expands after the Simpsons escape through it and the police fire their service weapons into it. The house was auctioned to Ned Flanders in " No Loan Again, Naturally", and since then leased to the Simpsons.

The house's first chronological appearance is in the flashback episode " Lisa's First Word", when Homer and Marge purchase it. In 1997, a real-life replica of the house was constructed at 712 Red Bark Lane in Henderson, Nevada, and given away as the grand prize in a contest. The house's address was inconsistent in earlier seasons, with the address being given various numbers on Evergreen Terrace, and one address on a different street.

The street name is a reference to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, alma mater of series creator Matt Groening. Winfield, Ruth and Laura Powers, Sideshow Bob, and the extended Flanders family. The house to the right has been occupied by numerous owners in different episodes including the Mr. To the left of the Simpsons' house (as seen from the street) is Ned Flanders' house. In the Season 4 episode Homer's Triple Bypass, the address is attributed to Reverend Lovejoy when the Springfield Police Department mistakenly raid his house in search of a cattle rustler. In the series, the house is occupied by Homer and Marge Simpson and their three children: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The exterior, as seen in the episode " Beyond Blunderdome" (1999).ħ42 Evergreen Terrace is the street address most frequently attributed to the Simpson family home in the animated sitcom The Simpsons and in the 2007 feature film The Simpsons Movie.
