The beloved split-level ranch that served as the exterior of the Bradys’ home was officially presented to the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission last week, marking the first of four hearings that could end with the property being named a designated landmark.
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'Fans Cry When They Step Foot Inside'
August 27, 1969. Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb, Christopher Knight, Maureen McCormick, Barry Williams, Ann B Davis, Florence Henderson and Robert ReedABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content Via Getty Images)
“I think it represents sanctuary . . . that we have a supportive, loving place to call home,” he said.
“I believe people think that there’s a little Brady in all of us. There’s an aspirational component to it, that we can all do better," said Knight.
Many supporters sent letters to help bolster the home’s landmark application, written by architectural historian Heather Goers — who also worked to save Marilyn Monroe’s house.
“I lost count of the number of letters I got. I’m reading them and I’m bawling every night,” she said. “I did not anticipate the number of people whose childhoods were so deeply impacted by this show.”
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Season 1 - 10/3/69, A newspaper article led Jan (Eve Plumb, second from left), Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Bobby (Mike Lookinland) and Peter (Christopher Knight) to believe that they were breaking up their parents' (Florence Henderson and Robert Reed, as Carol and Mike Brady) new marriage.,ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
“It represents either a reflection of their own life, if they, for instance, came from a large Catholic family and had to share a bathroom . . . and then quite the opposite, for those who were latchkey kids, driven to it because we became surrogate brothers and sisters," said the actor.
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'Going Going Steady' - Airdate October 23, 1970. Maureen McCormick, Rory Stevens and Robert Reed.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Owner Tina Trahan, who purchased the house for $3.2 million in 2023, called the effect surreal, saying, "When I walked in the house, it’s like a time machine. You walk into your childhood."
“They said on the weekends, 50 to 80 a day, and during the week, 30 to 50,” Trahan said.
Trahan has spent “hundreds of thousands” of dollars sourcing over 400 replicas of items from the original show, including:
The Brady family’s three classic cars (1973 Caprice convertible, 1971 Barracuda convertible, 1971 Plymouth Satellite wagon)A Kitty Karry-all doll like Cindy’sAlice’s bowling shirtThe vase Peter famously brokeA custom-built “Brady Booth” dunk tankSalt and pepper shakers, coffee pot, posters, trophies, ribbons — exactly as they appeared on-screen“She’s taken it to a whole other level. There’s a chalkboard in the kitchen, and she’s made sure that the writing on it is from one of our episodes," said Knight.
Instead, Trahan partners with nonprofits like No Kid Hungry and the John Ritter Foundation to offer 90-minute tours for charity, sometimes with the Brady “kids” themselves serving as tour guides.
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A Home Worth Saving
And for many, the possibility of landmark status feels like the home finally receiving the official respect it has long earned.
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