The family house of Kurt Cobain, the former singer and frontman of the legendary Seattle-based band Nirvana, has been put up for sale by his mother, Wendy O’Connor, according to reports on the BBC website.

Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994 aged just 27, lived at the house in Aberdeen in the US state of Washington between the ages of two and nine, as well as in his teens. “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,” said his sister, Kim Cobain. “But our family has moved on from Washington, and (we) feel it’s time to let go of the home.”

The family is offering fans the chance to see photographs taken during the time to help fund the sale of the house, and are also hoping to find sponsors to help turn it into a museum – much like the homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, both of which are in Liverpool. The house was last valued at just $67,000 (£42,000), and has since risen to half a million dollars (£313,000).

The news comes at the same time as the re-issue of the band’s third and final studio album, In Utero, which was originally released 20 years ago.