Questions about Cleaver House / Wisteria Lane House (Colonial Street)
How was the exterior of Cleaver House / Wisteria Lane House (Colonial Street) used in Desperate Housewives?
Cleaver House / Wisteria Lane House (Colonial Street) is connected to Desperate Housewives (tv, 2004). exterior of the Young family home (Mary Alice and Paul Young) on Wisteria Lane.
More documented details
Cleaver House / Wisteria Lane House (Colonial Street) is connected to Leave It to Beaver (tv, 1957). Recorded use: exterior.
Sources: SRC-5382 · SRC-0600 · SRC-7898
Cleaver House / Wisteria Lane House (Colonial Street) is in Universal City (Universal Studios backlot), Los Angeles, California.
Cleaver House / Wisteria Lane House (Colonial Street) is a house in Los Angeles, California, and a filming location for Leave It to Beaver (1957) and Desperate Housewives (2004).
Location: Colonial Street, Universal Studios Hollywood backlot, 100 Universal City Plaza, Los Angeles, California, United States
Verified facts
- Appeared in Leave It to Beaver (tv, 1957) — as exterior facade of the Cleaver family home on Universal's Colonial Street backlot (the…
confidence 80/100 · 6 recorded source groups · SRC-5382, SRC-0600, SRC-7898, SRC-7899, SRC-9755, SRC-3678 - Appeared in Desperate Housewives (tv, 2004) — as exterior of the Young family home (Mary Alice and Paul Young) on Wisteria Lane
confidence 80/100 · 5 recorded source groups · SRC-5382, SRC-0600, SRC-7900, SRC-4712, SRC-3678 - Located in Universal City (Universal Studios backlot), Los Angeles, California
confidence 75/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-5382, SRC-0600, SRC-3678, SRC-3053 - On-screen address: 4352 Wisteria Lane (Desperate Housewives)
confidence 95/100 · 6 recorded source groups · SRC-5382, SRC-7900, SRC-7901, SRC-3678, SRC-4712, SRC-14036
Evidence & sources
- SRC-0600 — Los Angeles Magazine — Take a Stroll Down Colonial Street, Film and TV's Most Iconic Suburban Set (Jared Cowan) (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-14036 — Wikipedia — Wisteria Lane (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-3053 — theStudioTour.com — Colonial Street / Wisteria Lane (Universal Studios Hollywood backlot) (Tier 2, specialist_reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3678 — wikipedia.org (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-4712 — TV Insider — Shows Filmed on Colonial Street / Wisteria Lane (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5382 — theStudioTour.com — Colonial Street: The Cleaver House / Leave It To Beaver House (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5599 — Wikipedia (Universal Studios Lot) (Tier 2, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5774 — Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — Universal City Studios (Tier 1, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5829 — Hollywood Chamber of Commerce — Universal Studios Hollywood (Tier 2, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7898 — RetroWeb — "Leave it to Beaver" on Universal City's "Colonial Street" and Beyond (Tier 3, history-site; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7899 — Rob on Location — Leave It To Beaver Filming Locations (Tier 3, location-site; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7900 — Desperate Housewives — Rob on Location (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7901 — 4352 Wisteria Lane | Wiksteria Lane (Desperate Housewives Fandom) (Tier 3, wiki; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9755 — Giggster — Where Was Leave It to Beaver Filmed? Iconic Locations Revealed (Tier 2, film_location_database; retrieved June 2026)
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