Chris Pratt & Wife Under Fire For Destroying Historic Home in Los Angeles

Actor Chris Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, have come under fire for destroying a Los Angeles home that was built in the 1950s and has served as a pinnacle in architectural history.

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Chris Pratt: From Little-Known Actor to Blockbuster Roles

Chris Pratt has been a household name since he won the hearts of fans as the adorable–and often blissfully oblivious–Andy Dwyer on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, a role that proved wildly successful for the series, as well as for Pratt, as it served as his breakout role in Hollywood.

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Pratt’s character was originally included as a means of bringing in Ann Perkins, played by actress Rashida Jones. The creators of the series didn’t plan on fleshing out the character of Andy Dwyer, and he wasn’t originally intended to become a mainstay in the series.

Co-creator of Parks and Recreation, Michael Schur, once said that their plans “originally conceived of Andy as a character who would fade away after the first six or so, but Chris was so great we had to make him full-time.”

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In short, Chris Pratt, who was relatively unknown in Hollywood when he landed the role of Andy Dwyer, proved to be so good and so believable in the role that fans of the show, as well as the cast and crew, embraced him, and the show’s creators knew they had to keep Dwyer (and Pratt) in the series.

During his time on Parks and Recreation, Pratt also landed the role of Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord. in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, giving fans even more things to love about him.

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The Destruction of an Architectural “Gem”

The Zimmerman home in 2023/Credit: Think Real Estate Group

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Pratt’s Plans For the Property

The Decision to Demolish Has Cost Pratt Some Fans

The Zimmerman home, which was designed by architects Craig Ellwood and Emiel Becsky, has long been admired by architectural enthusiasts and historians, and because of the home’s historical importance, many of them are unhappy about the demolition.

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But even those outside the architectural community–many of them fans of Chris Pratt–have posted comments online about the destruction of the home, and sadly, some of those Pratt fans would likely classify themselves as former fans now.

One user referred to the couple as “clueless.” Her post reads, “A mid-century stunner replaced by a modern-day faux farmhouse. Some are so clueless.”

Another user heard the news and apparently no longer considers Pratt a “lovely person.”

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“And here’s me thinking what a lovely person he was as the Andy Dwyer character when watching the earlier seasons of Parks and Rec,” she wrote. Yet another user posted, saying that the couple’s decision “just killed” the “ounce of respect” she had for Pratt.

Location, Location, Location

The property is located just across the street from Schwarzenegger’s mother, journalist and Kennedy family member Maria Shriver. It is also just a walk away from the mansion that was featured in the 1990s sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, starring Will Smith.

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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger plan to move into the new farmhouse with their two young daughters, Lyla and Eloise, but until the new home is ready, the family is still making their home at their mansion in Pacific Palisades, which is currently on the market for $30 million.