Amid outcry from residents, Marilyn Monroe's LA home saved from demolition
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Los Angeles: The sole home that Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe ever owned, located in Los Angeles, has been spared demolition as a result of protests from nearby neighbours.
After divorcing Arthur Miller, Marilyn purchased the palatial pad in the city's Brentwood neighbourhood in 1962. However, she was found dead in the house only a few months later, at the age of 36, from what appeared to be a drug overdose.
The property was to be demolished by its current owner, who bought the 2,900-square-foot hacienda for USD 8.35 million. The residents of the neighbourhood became aware of the planned demolition after the owner filed for permits, according to CNN.
After a backlash from the residents, the Los Angeles officials intervened to block the demolition.
“Unfortunately, the Department of Building and Safety issued a demolition permit before my team and I could fully intervene and get this issue resolved,” LA city councilwoman Traci Park said in a news conference last week.
Park said she received hundreds of calls urging her to save the Spanish colonial-style house.
On Friday, the city council unanimously approved Park's emergency motion to begin the process to designate the house a historic building.
Demolition is on hold until the city’s Office of Historic Resources conducts a study and analysis of the home, according to Park.
The 2,624-square-foot home sits on an estate which boasts a swimming pool and citrus grove. It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
With PTI inputs