LOS ANGELES _ Here's the story of a lovely lady's home.
The Marina del Rey property last owned by Florence Henderson, the late actress who played the beloved matriarch on "The Brady Bunch," has listed for sale at $2.795 million.
Henderson and her second husband, John Kappas, were attracted to the home's location across from the California Yacht Club, according to listing agent Denise Fast of RE/MAX Estate Properties. The two were avid sailors and lived on a boat in the marina for many years before buying the house in 2000 for $1.021 million.
One of 12 homes on a private and gated street, the multilevel home has 3,237 square feet of living space that includes a great room, a dining room and a center-island kitchen that opens to the family room. The library, nicknamed the President's Room, displays photos of Henderson with nearly every U.S. president going back to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The master suite features a built-in reading nook and a fireplace, for a total of three bedrooms and three bathrooms. A lofted space on the third floor has doors that lead to a rooftop deck.
An oversized garage and additional parking can accommodate up to six cars.
Henderson, who died last year at 82, got her start as a chorus singer for the Broadway musical "Wish You Were Here." She went on to become the "Today Girl" on the "Today" show in the late 1950s and early '60s and, in the 1970s, was the first female guest host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." But it was her run as the smiling, upbeat mom Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch" (1969-1974) that made her a cultural icon.
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