Marilyn Monroe’s last home survives in Los Angeles demolition fight
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Marilyn Monroe bought the house in the Brentwood area and lived there for six months before she died of an overdose of barbiturates in 1962.
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LOS ANGELES – The last home of actress Marilyn Monroe was spared demolition by a judge who declined the request of its new owners to halt its designation as a historic landmark so they could level the property.
A judge on Tuesday sided with the city of Los Angeles after a hearing last week, though his brief written order did not explain his reasoning.
Monroe bought the house in the Brentwood area and lived there for six months before she died of an overdose of barbiturates in 1962.
Since then, the house has had numerous owners. In 2023, it was bought by Brinah Milstein, the daughter of a prominent Cleveland real estate developer, and Roy Bank, a reality TV producer, for $8.35 million.
The couple, who live next door, had planned to combine the two properties and initially obtained a demolition permit. But preservationists persuaded city officials that the structure should be preserved.
An attorney for the couple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. BLOOMBERG
