Demolition of Marilyn Monroe’s Home on Halt; May Be Designated As Historic Building
Los Angeles authorities have prevented the demolition of the property where a movie star died and are currently evaluating it for potential historic preservation.
Hollywood actress of yesteryears, Marilyn Monroe’s home in Los Angeles may not be demolished and instead become a cultural and historical monument.
It is the same home where the actress spent her final months and it is considered to be one of the “most famous homes” in the world. This is the only home she owned independently.
She purchased the house in early 1960 for $75,000. The house consists of four bedrooms, three bathrooms, swimming pool and a guest house.
The spanish colonial bungalow is located at 2305 Fifth Helena Drive in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles. She bought this property after the end of her third marriage to Playwright Arthur Miller.
The bungalow was sold to a new party in July and the new owners have recently filed a request to get it demolished.
When fans came to hear the news of the demolition, there was chaos and outrage. They demanded answers.
Councilmember Traci Parker whose area of work includes Brentwood, where the actress’ home resides, said in a press conference, “Unfortunately, the Department of Building and Safety issued a demolition permit before my team and I could fully intervene and get this issue resolved.”
Parker received calls in thousands to save the bungalow.
On Friday the city council began the process of designating the house as a historic building.
It is unclear who are the owners of the bungalow as the purchase was made under limited liability company (LLC) which then sold the house to a trust in July.
Marilyn’s home was built in 1929. It costs around $8 million at present.
The actress tragically passed away at her residence in August 1962, just six months after purchasing this house, after overdosing on sleeping barbiturates. She was just 36.