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Cobain’s mother, Wendy O’Connor, is putting the tired, 1.5-story bungalow two hours southwest of Seattle on the market this week

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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.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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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.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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A sign marks the location of "Kurt Cobain Landing," a tiny park blocks from the childhood home of Kurt Cobain.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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A phrase reportedly written by Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, remains on the wall of his room at his childhood home.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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The living room of the childhood home of Kurt Cobain.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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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.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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A mattress used in childhood by Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, leans on the wall in an attic crawlspace.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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The front of the childhood home of Kurt Cobain.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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The front of the childhood home of Kurt Cobain from across the street.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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The kitchen of the childhood home of Kurt Cobain.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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An attic bedroom used by Kurt Cobain.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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A guitar, staged for the home sale, and the dining room table and hutch from when Kurt Cobain lived there.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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The home stands along an alley.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

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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.Uncredited/The Associated Press

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This undated photo provided by Kim Cobain shows a young Kurt Cobain as he celebrates a birthday at his childhood home.Uncredited/The Associated Press

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This undated photo provided by Kim Cobain shows a young Kurt Cobain in his childhood home.Uncredited/The Associated Press

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In this undated photo provided by Kim Cobain, a young Kurt Cobain plays guitar in his childhood home.Uncredited/The Associated Press

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