LA City Council Grants Historic Status to ‘Brady Bunch’ House in Studio City
Historic "Brady Bunch" House Designated as City Landmark
The iconic home featured in exterior shots of the beloved sitcom "The Brady Bunch" has officially received landmark protections from the Los Angeles City Council. In a unanimous vote of 13-0 on Wednesday, the council approved the recommendation from the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission, designating the 1970s-era residence located on Dilling Avenue in Studio City as a historic-cultural monument.
Originally aired from 1969 to 1974, "The Brady Bunch" has continued to captivate audiences through syndication. While the show’s exterior scenes were filmed at this house, most interior sequences were shot on a sound stage. The residence also made appearances in the 1995 film "The Brady Bunch Movie" and its sequel.
In 2019, HGTV acquired the property and undertook renovations to recreate the interior designs seen in the original series as part of their project "A Very Brady Renovation." The property, which was sold to historic home enthusiast Tina Trahan for $3.2 million, had been in the same family for nearly five decades prior to HGTV’s purchase.
After its renovation, HGTV listed the home for $5.5 million, having initially acquired it for $3.5 million. In an email to NBCLA, Trahan mentioned plans to use the house for charity-related activities, emphasizing that it would not serve as a residence: "Nobody is going to live in it. Anything you might do to make the house livable would take away from what I consider artwork."
Late last year, the home was opened to the public for the first time as part of a three-day charity fundraiser known as "The Brady Experience," allowing fans to engage more intimately with this piece of television history.
