Marilyn Monroe’s house is declared a historical monument and saved from demolition

The house in which Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 was declared cultural historical monument this Wednesday by the authorities of The Angels who thus saved it from being demolished, after a bitter legal battle.

Los 14 members of the Los Angeles City Council voted in favor of granting the designation and protect the 270 m2 property located in the prestigious neighborhood of Brentwood.

“We have an opportunity to do something today that should have been done 60 years ago,” said Councilwoman Traci Park, in a speech before voting to protect it.

“There is no other person or place in the city of Los Angeles more iconic than Marilyn Monroe and her home in Brentwood,” he added.

The statuesque diva of ““Gentlemen prefer blondes.” y “Whit skirts and being crazy” He purchased the four-bedroom Spanish Colonial-style property in February 1962.

And it was there that she was found dead six months later as a result of a overdose when he was just 36 years old.

Fans continue visiting Marilyn Monroe’s house

Six decades later his followers continue to place flores occasionally on the property, which also It is a visiting point for tourists who visit tinsel town.

The house, built in the decade of 1920went through several owners and remodeling during these sixty years.

Currently belongs to a couple who owns the neighboring property and who bought this house in July for $8.35 million to demolish it and extend his residence, which sparked the legal battle a year ago.

Brinah Milstein and her husband, the producer Roy Bankhad obtained permission to continue with their plan but historians, Monroe fans and citizens raised an opposition campaign that promoted the City Council.

“Losing this piece of history, the only home Monroe ever owned, would be a devastating blow to historic preservation and a city where less than 3% of historic designations are associated with women’s heritage,” Park said.

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