A house that once symbolized TV’s most wholesome blended family is now officially part of Los Angeles history.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to grant Historic-Cultural Monument status to the iconic “Brady Bunch” house, cementing the famous TV home into the city’s history books after a vote held before a packed chamber at City Hall.

The modest mid-century split-level ranch house at 11222 West Dilling Street in Studio City — often described as the second-most photographed home in America after the White House — will now officially join Los Angeles’ list of protected historic landmarks.

Before approving the designation, councilmembers determined the move was categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, clearing the way for recognition under Class 8 and Class 31 exemptions.

Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on the show, is fully behind the decision.

“I’m delighted to hear the Brady House has been designated a historic and cultural landmark by the City of Los Angeles. Though a television creation, the Brady Bunch has manifested the American family to multiple generations and to the world,” he told The California Post.

“The Brady House has been for Brady fans, the very place where happy and safe remembrances of childhood emanated. This designation recognizes both the cultural significance of the Bradys as a functional family archetype and Hollywood’s magical ability in bridging fantasy and reality.”

For current owner Tina Trahan, the vote was the final scene in a two-year effort to make sure one of television’s most recognizable homes stays exactly the way generations of fans remember it.

“The house is a piece of art, and I did not want anything happening to it,” Trahan told The California Post Wednesday. “I knew the only way I could control what happened to the house was if I bought it.”

Trahan purchased the home in 2023 for $3.2 million after it became clear the famous property could once again change hands.

“I’ve been working on it for two years, and today’s the final vote,” she said. “It’s been a long road and a lot of votes, so I’m just really happy we finally crossed this hurdle.”

The house itself is a 5,000-plus-square-foot property with five bedrooms, originally built in 1959 in a quiet San Fernando Valley neighborhood. Millions of viewers recognize the triangular roofline, stacked stone entry and wide picture window from the show’s opening credits.

But there’s a classic Hollywood twist: Only the exterior appeared on television.

Interior scenes — including the legendary floating staircase, shag carpet vibes and avocado-green kitchen — were filmed on a Hollywood soundstage.

That illusion changed in 2018, when HGTV bought the house for about $3.5 million and painstakingly rebuilt the interior to match the TV set for the hit series “A Very Brady Renovation.” The show became HGTV’s most-watched program ever.

The transformation turned the quiet street into a pop-culture pilgrimage site. On weekends, dozens of cars a day cruise by just to snap photos of the instantly recognizable home.

For Trahan, the appeal is pure nostalgia.

She grew up watching the show after school like millions of other Americans.

“After school, every day,” she said. “That’s all that was on. I don’t think we had a choice. Everyone liked it.”

And when fans walk through the front door today, she says the reaction is almost universal.

“When you walk in, you feel like you walked straight into your childhood,” Trahan said. “It’s wild.”
These days the house doubles as a charity engine through “The Brady Experience,” special events where fans can tour the home or meet members of the cast.

“We’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity with the house,” Trahan said.

The push to landmark the home was led by architectural historian Heather Goers, who prepared the formal nomination.

“Everybody knows about the Brady Bunch house,” Goers said. “It’s been really fun to help play a role in preserving something that’s so important to so many people.”

The designation is also a first for the city.

“This is really special because it’s the first time the city has designated a property specifically for its significance as a filming location outside a studio,” Goers said.

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