Now on the market for the first time since 1973 is the Studio City residence known the world over as the Brady Bunch house. Built in 1959, the property was discovered by location scouts a decade later and appeared in every episode of the hit TV show except the first.
According to Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz, the San Fernando Valley house was chosen for its solidly middle-class look, stating in a 1994 interview, “We didn’t want it to be too affluent, we didn’t want it to be too blue-collar. We wanted it to look like it would fit a place an architect would live.”
While the split-level ranch could certainly accommodate an architect or two, a family the size of the Bradys along with their live-in maid and dog would likely feel mighty cramped, given that it’s only got two bedrooms.
Given that all interior scenes were shot on a Paramount Studios soundstage, this wasn’t much of an issue for the TV show, although a faux window was added to the house during filming to make it seem larger.
According to the listing copy, the 2,477-square-foot home has undergone some permanent alterations as well, include the conversion of the garage and expansion of the downstairs family room.
Sited on a .29-acre lot that abuts the LA River, the cultural icon is listed with an asking price of $1.885 million. Due to the intense interest expected, no open houses will be scheduled.
- 11222 Dilling St [Carswell and Partners]
Comments
You know you’ve made it big when your bedspread matches your wallpaper.
By MMVic on 07.19.18 3:41pm
Is that like the carpet matching the drapes? Marsha, Marsha, Marsha…!
By BingoWest on 07.19.18 3:46pm
Looks nothing like the Brady Bunch house. Where is Mike and Carol’s bedroom? Where is the den just off the kitchen that Alice ruled? (why was she not married nor had a boyfriend? Hmm?) So many inconsistencies!
By ArchiSavant on 07.19.18 3:43pm
The article states that the interiors were shot on a film stage. Did you not grow up watching the show? Alice was dating Sam the butcher almost the whole series! Pretty sweet house (except for the busy bedroom, wow!) but why only two bedrooms in almost 2500 sf?
By griesefan on 07.19.18 4:01pm
yeh, but where’s the basketball hoop and Tiger’s doghouse???
By ArchiSavant on 07.20.18 4:15pm
Haven’t you heard the Beastie Boys song "Shake Your Rump?" It has this lyric in it: "Like Sam the Butcher bringing Alice the meat!"
By TruthInJest on 07.19.18 4:28pm
"The Brady Bunch house can be yours for $1.9M."
Can it be yours for $1.9 million? Can it, Pauline?
Congratulations on another headline that will generate 100+ comments that lead absolutely nowhere, but will pad the CurbedLA clicks.
It will surely make the advertisers happy.
By BingoWest on 07.19.18 3:44pm
Easiest solution is to just ignore and flag as a troll. Cuts the comments down by at least 2/3 if there is no continual back-and-forth, and if there are enough flags perhaps the Curbed editors will finally do something about it.
By disqusted on 07.20.18 2:34pm
Flagging seems easy enough. Reasonable as well. However, it has no practical effect.
Contacting the Curbed editors has no effect either.
By BingoWest on 07.20.18 2:41pm
what does "it" refer to?
By YCHTARS on 07.24.18 12:23pm
Let me beat that YCHTARS to it: "Asking price means nothing!!"
Except, of course, it does mean something.
By TruthInJest on 07.19.18 4:30pm
SHHHHHH. If you say his name 3 times he will appear!
By MMVic on 07.19.18 4:36pm
YCHTARD YCHTARD YCHTARD
By LAwastheplace on 07.19.18 5:10pm
Man, don’t invoke the trolling demon of Curbed, exhausting already lol
By LeBasque on 07.19.18 6:34pm
Now you did it…
By mrjim1 on 07.20.18 1:27am
know what you havent done? prove that asking prices have any meaning
By YCHTARS on 07.24.18 12:23pm
That central PA/music system is very cool. I’ve never seen anything like that. Even the Brady Bunch didn’t have that in their version of the home. You can see what looks like a speaker grill next to the ceiling fan in the bedroom. I know it’s not the A/C vent because that is over the doorway.
By mrxman on 07.19.18 5:54pm
that grille next to ceiling fan is the supply, the grille(s) above the door are return.
By YCHTARS on 07.19.18 9:13pm
I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure it’s a speaker grille. You can see another vent in the corner similar to the one over the doorway, but smaller. I’m sure both of those vents bring air into the bedroom as supply vents. It wouldn’t make sense to have both the supply and return vents in the same room. I’m sure the return is in a main hallway and would be larger. It’s a central A/C system for the whole house.
By mrxman on 07.20.18 6:36pm
of COURSE it "makes sense" to have both in the same room, and theres no way to "be sure" unless you visit the house.
By YCHTARS on 07.21.18 3:29pm
They were super common in the 70’s my parents had one and it had a radio in it so you could play music in every room!
By Mildred Fillmore on 07.21.18 11:46am
Before I put down $2 million for this house, I would insist they re-install the fake lighted window on the outside of the home to make it seem like it had a 2nd floor. No window, no dice!
By mrxman on 07.19.18 5:55pm
This home should be a museum for the locals. The city should but it and landmark it.
By Kermit Kardashian on 07.19.18 7:11pm
It will happen. The Studio City yentas will make sure that it gets landmarked. Because it was on TV.
By anonymous5 on 07.19.18 11:50pm
nope. Only one exterior photo was on TV. It was never an actual filming location
By YCHTARS on 07.20.18 12:18pm