Princewill Pius
Michelle, Jim Bob, and their 16 kids (at the time) moved into a 7,000-square-foot home in Tontitown, Arkansas in 2006, two years before the show piloted, according to the Daily Mail. Their home base is located just outside of Springdale and Fayetteville. The couple — who now has 19 children and a handful of grandkids — moved into the home a few years after eldest son Josh Duggar confessed to molesting young girls, which included his sisters Jessa and Jill. (Josh told People in May 2015, “Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, I acted inexcusably for which I am extremely sorry and deeply regret. I hurt others, including my family and close friends.”)
According to the June 2015 Daily Mail report, the family home was reportedly designed so that the girls’ quarters were intentionally separated from the boys’ rooms, with the master bedroom and office in between the two areas of the home. The layout ensured no one could access the girls’ bedroom without crossing the parents’ master suite and its unique construction took nearly four years to complete, per the U.K. publication.
While the family began in one home, many of the 19 children are now married and settling into their own lives outside the nest, but they still stay close by in Arkansas for the most part.
Written by: Nicki
