Kurt Cobain, Nirvana Frontman's Childhood Home In Aberdeen, Washington For Sale (PICTURES) | HuffPost

Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home For Sale (PICTURES)

Sara C Nelson — Huffington Post UK

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The childhood home of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is for sale.

The bungalow, located two hours southwest of Seattle, and just three blocks from Aberdeen’s Kurt Cobain Memorial Park, was put on the market by the late singer’s mother Wendy this week.

Cobain lived in the house from the age of two until his parents separated when he was nine. He moved back there again for a period during his teenage years.

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Kurt Cobain's childhood home in Aberdeen, Washington, is on the market for $500,000

Though last assessed at less than $67,000, the property is being listed on The Agency for $500,000.

The Beverly Hills-based real estate firm says many of Cobain’s belongings are still in place, including his childhood mattress, the rug on his bedroom floor and several examples of graffiti.

It also states the property’s garage is where the singer practiced with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.

A teenage Cobain gleefully surveys his messy room in the Aberdeen home

"We've decided to sell the home to create a legacy for Kurt, and yes, there are some mixed feelings since we have all loved the home and it carries so many great memories," Cobain's sister, Kim Cobain, said in an emailed statement to the Associated Press.

"But our family has moved on from Washington, and (we) feel it's time to let go of the home."

The home was the scene of some of the happiest years of Cobain’s life.

Kurt Cobain (centre) took his own life on April 5, 1994

“Up until I was about eight-years-old I had an extremely happy childhood, a really good one with a totally affectionate mother," he revealed in an audio interview.

He added: “I had everything in focus and I knew exactly what I was going to do and nothing could stop me.

“I knew I could do whatever I wanted because the world was really small.”

Kurt Cobain childhood home for sale

Kurt Cobain(01 of22)

This undated photo provided by Kim Cobain, Kurt Cobain's sister, shows a young Kurt Cobain, left, and Kim in their childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother, Wendy O'Connor, is putting the 1.5-story bungalow _ which is assessed at less than $67,000 _ on the market for $500,000. But she'd also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kim Cobain) (credit:AP)

(02 of22)

This photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, shows a guitar, staged for the home sale, and the dining room table and hutch from when Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, lived there in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(03 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, the childhood home Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, stands along an alley in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

Kurt Cobain(04 of22)

This undated photo provided by Kim Cobain a young Kurt Cobain celebrates a birthday at his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother, Wendy O'Connor, is putting the two-story Aberdeen bungalow _ which is assessed at less than $67,000 _ on the market for $500,000. But she'd also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kim Cobain) (credit:AP)

Kurt Cobain(05 of22)

This undated photo provided by Kim Cobain shows a young Kurt Cobain in his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother, Wendy O'Connor, is putting the two-story Aberdeen bungalow _ which is assessed at less than $67,000 _ on the market for $500,000. But she'd also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kim Cobain) (credit:AP)

Kurt Cobain(06 of22)

This undated photo provided by Kim Cobain, Kurt Cobain's sister, shows a young Kurt Cobain, left, and Kim in their childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother, Wendy O'Connor, is putting the 1.5-story bungalow _ which is assessed at less than $67,000 _ on the market for $500,000. But she'd also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kim Cobain) (credit:AP)

Kurt Cobain(07 of22)

In this undated photo provided by Kim Cobain, a young Kurt Cobain plays guitar in his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother, Wendy O'Connor, is putting the 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow _ which is assessed at less than $67,000 _ on the market for $500,000. But she'd also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kim Cobain) (credit:AP)

(08 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, an attic bedroom used by Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, still has the stencil-like logos of bands that he reportedly put on the walls, as well as the holes he put in them, at his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(09 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, Dann Sears, curator of the Aberdeen Museum of HIstory, stands in the tiny garage of the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(10 of22)

This photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, shows the living room of the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(11 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, an attic bedroom used by Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, is said by realtors to still include the original rug from when he lived in his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(12 of22)

This photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, shows the kitchen of the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(13 of22)

This Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 photo shows the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, left, along an alley in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(14 of22)

This Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 photo shows the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, left, along an alley in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(15 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, a phrase reportedly written by Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, remains on the wall of his room at his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(16 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, a mattress used in childhood by Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, leans on the wall in an attic crawlspace of his family home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(17 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, a sign marks the location of "Kurt Cobain Landing," a tiny park blocks from the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(18 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, a sign at "Kurt Cobain Landing," a tiny park blocks from the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, honors him as it overlooks the Wishkah River in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(19 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, graffiti, mostly written about Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, adorns the underside of the Young Street Bridge blocks from his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the family's tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow, where Cobain spent many of his childhood years, on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(20 of22)

This photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, show's a sign for "Kurt Cobain Landing," a tiny park blocks from the childhood home of the late frontman of Nirvana, overlooking the Wishkah River in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the family's tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow, where Cobain spent many of his childhood years, on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(21 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, graffiti, mostly written about Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, adorns the underside of the Young Street Bridge blocks from his childhood home in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the family's tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow, where Cobain spent many of his childhood years, on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

(22 of22)

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, a guitar statue stands out at "Kurt Cobain Landing," a tiny park blocks from the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, and overlooking the Wishkah River in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the family's tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow, where Cobain spent many of his childhood years, on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:AP)

Crediting his aunt with nurturing his interest in music, he recalled beating a bass drum, wearing his father’s tennis shoes and walking around his neighbourhood singing Beatles songs.

Following his parents’ divorce, Cobain claims he lost his idealistic outlook, and showed signs of manic depression at the tender age of nine.

Cobain took his own life on April 5, 1994, leaving behind daughter Frances Bean and wife Courtney Love.

Here are some of our favorite Nirvana performances.

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