Los Angeles is now home to a newly designated landmark that holds a special place in American pop culture. Known as the “Brady Bunch” house, this modest mid-century residence in the San Fernando Valley has been officially recognized as a historic-cultural monument by the Los Angeles City Council.

In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the council granted landmark status to the house on Dilling Avenue, renowned for its role in the beloved TV sitcom “The Brady Bunch.” The show, which aired from 1969 to 1974, used this house for exterior shots, while interior scenes were filmed on a soundstage designed to look nothing like the actual property. Despite this, the home has become a cherished destination for fans eager to capture a piece of television history.

“The Brady Bunch” chronicled the lighthearted adventures of a blended family with six siblings, immortalized in its catchy theme song. The show’s enduring appeal has kept it alive in syndication for decades, further cementing the house’s iconic status.

This shingle-and-stone home with its distinctive peaked roof didn’t just star in the original series; it also featured in the 1995 film adaptation “The Brady Bunch Movie” and its sequel. Now officially protected, the house continues to captivate fans and stands as a testament to the lasting legacy of the show.

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 L.A. 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.”