The City Council motion itself also bars major alterations to the property while review of its potential status as a landmark is under way
LOS ANGELES, USA – The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday, September 8, to launch a process to designate actress Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she died of a drug overdose in 1962, a historic and cultural monument, blocking plans to demolish the property.
In response to the 12-0 vote, the city’s Board of Building and Safety Commissioners immediately revoked a demolition permit that had been issued a day earlier. . Monroe purchased the single-story, 2,900-square-foot house in the early 1960s for $75,000 after the end of her third marriage, to playwright Arthur Miller, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was the only residence the actress, who spent part of her childhood in an orphanage and foster care, ever independently owned.was found dead in a bedroom of the home in August 1962 at the age of 36. The cause of death was ruled to be acute barbiturate poisoning.
No representatives for the trust have been identified by Councilwoman Park, and the reason for the planned demolition remained unclear, Paige said. The Times said the trust is not listed in property records alongside any person’s name.