'Brady Bunch' house, used in exterior shots for the popular sitcom, gets LA landmark status

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here’s the story … of how a modest mid-century home became a Los Angeles landmark.

The LA city council voted unanimously on Wednesday to designate the the so-called “ Brady Bunch ” house in the San Fernando Valley as a historic-cultural monument.

The vote grants landmark protections to the house on Dilling Avenue that was used for exterior shots of the TV sitcom that ran from 1969 to 1974.

Interior scenes were shot on a soundstage, with sets that bore no resemblance to the property that become a photo-op magnet for “Brady Bunch” fans.

The show, which lived on for decades in syndication, featured the comic travails of a family of six blended-family siblings — “the youngest one in curls,” as the theme song explained.

The shingle-and-stone home with a peaked roof also appeared in the 1995 big screen film “The Brady Bunch Movie” and its sequel.

The landmark status protects the home, built in 1959, from demolition or major renovations — but doesn’t prohibit them. If owners ever decide to make big changes, they would be subject to a design review and the Cultural Heritage Commission can delay the process to find preservation solutions.

The nonprofit LA Conservancy pushed for the landmark status and CEO Adrian Scott Fine said he was thrilled it was approved. He said fans of the show have a personal connection to the property.

“If you watched the ‘Brady Bunch,’ you knew this house. People make a pilgrimage to see it,” Fine said Wednesday. “To have it designated like this, it makes it all the sweeter.”

When the house went on the market in 2018, the cable network HGTV won a bidding war that drove the price up to $3.5 million — or $1.6 million over the listing price for the then-2,400-square-foot (223-square-meter) residence.

The house was expanded, remodeled and redecorated to give it trademark elements of the set version, including the wood-paneled living room with a floating staircase and an orange-and-green kitchen.

The process was documented in a four-part HGTV miniseries called “A Very Brady Renovation.”

The Brady Bunch House, the two-story single-family home that served as the main setting for the television series "The Brady Bunch" in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, is now designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Brady Bunch House, the two-story single-family home that served as the main setting for the television series "The Brady Bunch" in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, is now designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Brady Bunch House, the two-story single-family home that served as the main setting for the television series "The Brady Bunch" in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, is now designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Brady Bunch House, the two-story single-family home that served as the main setting for the television series "The Brady Bunch" in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, is now designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored in the shootout, Connor Brown forced overtime with a tying goal with 2:21 left in the third period and the New Jersey Devils beat Toronto 4-3 on Wednesday night, sending the Maple Leafs to their fifth straight loss.

Timo Meier and and Arseny Gritsyuk also scored in regulation for the Devils, who have won three in a row and improved to 25-8-1 when scoring at least three goals. Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves.

William Nylander, Matias Maccelli and Matthew Knies had goals for the Maple Leafs, who haven't won since beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Feb. 3 — their last game before the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz made 44 saves.

Cotter put a backhander past Stolarz to start the shootout for the Devils. After Nylander's wrister was stopped, Bratt also scored on a backhander to put New Jersey up 2-0 in the shootout. Auston Matthews' wrist shot was then stopped by Markstrom, giving the Devils the victory.

With the game tied at 2 in the third period, Knies batted in the rebound of John Tavares' shot past Markstrom to put Toronto ahead with 6:10 left.

Brown took a pass from Gritsyuk on a rush toward the net and roofed a quick shot in tight past Stolarz to tie it at 3 with 2:21 remaining.

The Devils outshot the Maple Leafs 47 to 27 in regulation.

New Jersey was without defenseman Brett Pesce, who suffered a lower-body injury against Florida on Tuesday night.

Maple Leafs: Play at New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Devils: Host the Rangers on Saturday.

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New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt (63) scores a goal past Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz during a shootout of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom makes a save during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Matthew Knies (23) is congratulated by center John Tavares (91) after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

New Jersey Devils right wing Connor Brown, right, is congratulated by New Jersey Devils center Cody Glass (12) after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes and Cody Glass (12) celebrate with goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in a shootout of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)