The Soprano house is the place where the Soprano family (Tony, Carmela, A.J., and Meadow) lives. It is located in North Caldwell, New Jersey.[1] Neighbors are the Cusamanos and Mr. Ruggerio.
Exterior[]
The driveway and the connected garage. The backyard with a pool. The house is shown to have five-zone central air-conditioning, consisting of four Carrier air-conditioners for the main house and a fifth for the guesthouse/home theater. The air-conditioners are first shown in the pilot, when Meadow climbs on top of one in attempt to get back into the house after sneaking out. They are prominently shown in season three when the FBI finds out that Tony uses them to drown out business discussions in the basement, and turns them on to determine where to place a bug.
Interior[]
Rooms include:
- The first floor: the Family Room (living room), the kitchen, the area between the Family Room and the kitchen, the dining room, and a bathroom.
- The second floor: Carmela and Tony's bedroom, A.J.'s room, Meadow's room, and some bathrooms.
Some weapons are hidden in one hollowed-out Roman column, including an AK-47 (Norico type 84), a Colt 1911 Mkiv 80 pistol and a grenade.
The Family Room[]
The living room. The biggest room, it joins the kitchen without any walls or doors.
The Christmas tree is placed here.
Some of the books in the shelves are:[2]
- Crime Times Three (a compilation of three detective novels - Cover Her Face, A Mind to Murder, and Shroud for a Nightingale) by P. D. James.[2]
- The Sicilian by Mario Puzo[2]
- The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum[2]
- God Does Play Dice: The Autobiography of a Holocaust Survivor by Klara Samuels[2]
- A Stranger in the Mirror by Sidney Sheldon[2]
- The Feast of Lupercal by Brian Moore[2]
Area between the Family Room and the kitchen[]
Sofa and the TV in the wall. Tony watches his old films and war documentaries on it. A.J. plays Nintendo 64 and later Dreamcast and Xbox 360 on it.
The kitchen[]
Undergoes renovation and changes its appearance sometime between 2004-2006. The cabinets seem to be retained, but the kitchen is treated to granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, including a larger double wall oven.[3]
Meadow’s room[]
Meadow has several posters on her wall which include:
- GVSB
- Gaunt
- Nadanu
- Lisa Loeb
A.J.'s room[]
Posters of metal music bands (including Type O Negative, Soulfly, a drummer) and a poster of motorcross sport are on the wall. Also, a snowboard is hanged high up.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Exterior scenes were filmed at a real North Caldwell house. Interiors were filmed at Silvercup Studios, New York.
Set decorator Janet Shaw picked the books for the shelves of the living room during the filming of Season 1. They stayed there throughout the filming of the whole series pretty much intact, as she says she thinks the Sopranos would not really read much.[2]
Appearance[]
| Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Season 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||||||
| Season 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||||
| Season 4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Season 5 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Season 6 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
External links[]
- Soprano-house at Sopranos Locations.com
- 14 Aspen Drive North Caldwell, New Jersey on Google maps