The Brady Bunch House in Studio City is getting closer to becoming a Los Angeles cultural landmark after being approved for that status by a city commission.
Architectural historian Heather Goers prepared the nomination. She told KNX News why this house is so special.
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“A lot of times, I think we're accustomed to preserving things because they're excellent examples of architecture," she said. "But what the city of Los Angeles has really done is give us a mechanism to also preserve things that are important culturally, and this is one of those examples. The Brady Bunch house is designated as the filming location. That's what we're hoping for, and that's how it was nominated, and believe it or not, this will be the first time, if we are approved, that any property in Los Angeles will be designated for its historical importance as a filming location outside of a studio. “And we're so excited that one of the most iconic, recognizable houses in the world would be honored in such a way.”
While the interior of the home never looked like the sets people saw on TV, it does now, thanks to the Property Brothers and a renovation show on HGTV.
Goers called it a “faithful recreation.”
“The HGTV renovation show really played a huge part in beginning the process of bringing this house back to its original appearance,” she said. “Although it had only had two owners prior to the purchase by HGTV. Obviously, over time, everyone makes changes to their home to make it comfortable for their living and their lifestyle. But that also means that it had kind of started to evolve away from its original appearance on the show. So, one of the first and main goals of the HGTV show was to renovate the exterior, to return it to its original appearance during the time of the filming of the show, and secondary was to kind of modify the interiors to create an opportunity for people to experience what the show was like.”
The Los Angeles City Council has to give final approval.
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