Brady Bunch homeowner reveals her HBO exec husband was furious $3.2M was spent as its made designated landmark

Tina Trahan’s husband had one question when she spent $3.2 million on the “Brady Bunch” house: “Have you lost your mind?”After a two-year campaign she spearheaded, the modest Studio City home used for the exterior shots of the beloved 1970s sitcom has officially been granted Historic-Cultural Monument status by the Los Angeles City Council.But it was an expensive journey to get the house ready for the limelight.For Trahan, the effort began shortly after she bought the property in 2023 for $3.2 million.She had spotted the listing while browsing Zillow and immediately recognized the iconic split-level ranch home from the show’s opening credits — the triangular roofline, stacked stone facade and large picture window instantly transporting her back to childhood afternoons watching reruns.“It feels like you walked into your childhood home when you were 10-years-old,” Trahan said.

“No one can get this feeling anywhere else.”Trahan, who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, said she watched “The Brady Bunch” constantly as a kid — even though it wasn’t technically her favorite sitcom.She says that honor is reserved for “Three’s Company.”Still, the emotional pull of the house was undeniable, “I have to have it,” she said.Not everyone agreed.Her husband, former HBO chief Chris Albrecht — who oversaw shows like “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” — initially thought the idea was absurd.“He said, ‘Have you lost your mind?’” Trahan recalled in an interview with LAist.

“He thought I wanted to move into it.”Living there, she said, was never the plan.“What if someone drops a meatball on the sofa or something?” she said.“I would have a nervous breakdown.”Instead, Trahan turned the house into a carefully preserved pop-culture time capsule.Over the past two years she has added roughly 400 props and Easter eggs referencing moments from the show — including the flashlight Greg once used to fake a UFO sighting and a...