Brady Bunch house declared a historic landmark

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Here’s the story…of how a seemingly non-descript home in the San Fernando Valley turned into an L.A.landmark.The L.A.

City Council voted to designate the “Brady Bunch” house as a historic-cultural monument on Wednesday, enshrining the Studio City Midcentury as a piece of the city’s history.“Long before it became a pop‑culture pilgrimage site and backdrop for countless photo ops, the Brady Bunch House helped shape America’s vision of family life in the late 1960s and early ’70s — especially the idea of a blended family,” said Adrian Scott Fine, president of the L.A.Conservancy.

“We’re thrilled to see it now designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument, ensuring the Brady Bunch — and their iconic home — remain part of Los Angeles’ story.”The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission unanimously voted to recommend the house, located at 11222 Dilling St.in Studio City, as a landmark on Jan.

15.The Planning and Land Use Commission approved the designation a month later, sending final say to the City Council.“I look forward to seeing this memorialized in the appropriate way as part of San Fernando Valley television history,” Councilmember Adin Nazarian said during the Planning meeting.The landmark status protects the home from demolition, but doesn’t prohibit it.

If the owner ever wants to destroy the home, the Cultural Heritage Commission can delay the process for up to a year to find preservation solutions.The commission also gets more oversight on proposed alterations.“The Brady Bunch” was filmed in a studio for the entirety of its iconic run from 1969 to 1974.

So how does a house that was merely for exterior shots wind up as a landmark?Through painstaking renovations and a bit of reality TV magic.The house was built in 1959 by architect Harry M.Londelius, who gave the contemporary ranch a shake roof, cathedral ceilings and heaps of Palo...