Most Recognizable Houses

The Addams Family

So you remember the original spooky, kooky family known as the Addams? The series became popular and aired from 1964 to 1966. There are Addams Family cartoons and more recent movies. These characters remain popular to this day. It all started with Gomez Addams played by John Astin and Carolyn Jones as Morticia. Basically the show was filmed at Desilu Studios, with their mansion depicted using a combination of set designs and exterior shots, often featuring a large, Gothic-style house.

What you would have seen at Chester Place

However, though no longer standing, there was a house that resembled the Addams mansion at 21 Chester Place, in Los Angeles, California. It was used for some exterior shots and is the closest anyone came to an actual spooky Addams Family home. Today, the property is part of the University of Southern California (USC) campus and is used for university-related functions.

All in the Family

Remember Edith and Archie? It was a sitcomthat became one of the best of all time. With the memorable Bunkers—Archie played by Carroll O’Connor and Edith by Jean Stapleton. The show aired from 1971 to 1979 and then went to the spin-off “Archie Bunker’s Place.” The Bunker residence was a semi-detached duplex. The house is located at 89-70 Cooper Avenue in the Glendale neighborhood of the borough of Queens in NYC. However, the Bunkers lived in Astoria, another neighborhood in Queens, on a street that did not exist.

The Brady Bunch

While the show was on the air, it was Brady Bunch fever, and everyone was familiar with their house inside and out. The house featured on “The Brady Bunch” was used for all exterior shots during the time of the show from 1969 to 1974. The interior shots were taken on Stage 5 at Paramount. Then in 2018 the well-known ranch-style home went on sale and was purchased by pop singer Lance Bass. In the end, HGTV bought the home for $3.5 million, and they used it to launch a television series called "A Very Brady Renovation," in which the actors who portrayed the six Brady children and HGTV celebrities collaborated to turn the inside of the home into a replica of the set.

The house after renovation

Full House

This house was in San Francisco, and it was home to a family called Tanner. This is the “Full House” residence, which was back in the news in 2022 after the star Bob Saget died. The show was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Bob Saget portrayed Danny Tanner. He was the father of three girls—D.J. Donna Jo played by Candace Cameron Bure; Stephanie, played by Jodie Sweetin, and the youngest daughter, Michelle, played by the twins Mary/Kate Olsen. The show aired from 1987 to 1995.

The real home that the show used is a mile north of there and was actually purchased by show creator Jeff Franklin back in 2016 (per Business Insider). And though fans of the show know the three-story Victorian at least partly by its red door, the door has since been painted black. As Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin) would say, "How rude!"

The Cosby Show

It did not matter that actor Bill Cosby was convicted; “The Cosby Show” left a great impact on everyone and was enjoyed also in reruns. The Cosby family lived in a brownstone in NYC; the fictional version of their home was located at 10 Stigwood Avenue in Brooklyn Heights, NY, in the borough of Brooklyn. However, you won’t find a listing for this house. The actual Huxtable home was at 10 St. Luke’s Place in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. The filming of the show took place in the borough of Queens at Kaufman-Astoria Studios.

Family Matters

The Winslow family was popular in this sticom that was a spin-off of the sitcom “Perfect Strangers.” The show became popular and ran for nine seasons with Jaleel White as Steve Urkel, a neighbor as the breakout character. Their home was located at 1516 W. Wrightwood Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.The interior shots were filmed on a soundstage in California.

The Golden Girls

Who could ever forget the talented Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, Bea Arthur as Dorothy, Betty White as Rose, and Estelle Getty as Sophia. These women made you wish you could have such friends and stay together during your retirement years. The show aired from 1985 to 1992. The address 6151 Richmond Street in Miami, Florida, was made up just for the show. Their home is among the most famous bungalows in the world and went on the market in 2020 and was sold for $4 million. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

The exterior of the house is situated at 245 N. Bristol Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90049, but the actual filming took place on a soundstage.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Mary Tyler Moore became a household name, and her show was among the most watched. It aired from 1970 to 1977. It was all about the main character, Mary Richards, played by Mary Tyler Moore. The show was set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and her residence was located at 2104 Kenwood Parkway, used for the first three seasons, and then Mary switched apartments. The actual house is a Victorian with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms.

The Musters (their lovely home is pictured above)

The Munster Family came along at a time when monsters were popular even when it wasn’t Halloween. Personally, I was in love with that mansion, especially seeing Spot, the pet dragon, under the stairs. The Munster Family was headed by Herman, portrayed by Fred Gwynne, and Lily, played by Yvonne de Carlo. Everyone knew their address—1313 Mockingbird Lane. Their mansion was an exterior set at Universal Studios, and the series aired from 1964 to 1966. Unfortunately, this home was removed from Universal.

Roseanne

“Roseanne” was a popular comedy sitcom that lasted 10 seasons. It was set in Lanford, Illinois. What is known of an actual Lanford is that it is a very small town. The house used in the show as home to the Connor family is located at 619 Runnymeade Avenue in Evansville, Illinois.