Quoted by The Express Tribune
The former Los Angeles home of Marilyn Monroe has been declared a historic cultural monument. This declaration prevents its demolition by the current owners.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously(12-0) to approve the motion. Monroe purchased the one-story Spanish Colonial-style home on Helena Drive in 1962 for $75,000. It was the only home she ever owned but she tragically died there six months after purchasing it.
The current owners – Roy bank and Brinah Milstein purchased the home on July 23 for $8.35 Million. They intended to demolish it so that they could expand their estate. They even had a demolition permit.
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But Councilwoman Park introduced the motion to grant the home landmark status in order to prevent the demolition.
“We have an opportunity to do something today that should have been done 60 years ago,” Park said before the vote. “There is no other person or place in the city of Los Angeles as iconic as Marilyn Monroe and her Brentwood home.”
This motion was approved by the Cultural Heritage Commission and the Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
