The Los Angeles City Council has saved the actress’s Brentwood home from demolition — temporarily, sixty years after her death there from an overdose.
image for illustration of ‘Cursum Perficio‘ by JG Klein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
… The four-bedroom Spanish colonial-style house was tucked off a quiet street…
The New York Times writes:
When Marilyn Monroe moved to Brentwood in 1962, the Los Angeles neighborhood provided the perfect seclusion for the world’s most famous woman.
The four-bedroom Spanish colonial-style house was tucked off a quiet street, with a kidney-shaped pool and towering palm trees. The house was known as “Cursum Perficio,” which in Latin loosely translates to “I end the journey.”
Six months after she moved in, Ms. Monroe died of a drug overdose in her bedroom. She was 36….
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to begin a process that would designate the home as a historic and cultural monument, saving it from demolition.
The passage immediately triggered a temporary stay on a demolition permit….
The house, at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, is not visible from the street….
Built in 1929, the 2,900-square-foot hacienda was the first and only residence Ms. Monroe owned on her own….
The council will have 90 days to take action.
[or search for ‘The Battle to Save Marilyn Monroe’s Last Home in Los Angeles’]
