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- The house is located behind a gate on a cul-de-sac in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
- Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger could’ve given Craig Ellwood teardown ‘some honor,’ architect’s daughter says
- The property includes a large yard, pool, citrus grove, and guest house.
- Anne Heche’s ‘insolvent’ estate cannot settle debts, actor’s son claims in legal docs
- Inside Marilyn Monroe’s House Where She Spent Her Final Days
Razing the Zimmerman House is not just “so brutal,” but wasteful in a variety of ways, Ellwood added. She lamented that the home did not have some kind of ceremonious sendoff — final tours for architecture students, a celebratory cocktail hour, donation of materials for architectural studies — before it was torn down. The proposed demolition sparked a social media outcry and a push to preserve the home. Tucked into the Hollywood Hills, a Mediterranean-style residence once shared by Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio is on the market for $2.695 million.
The house is located behind a gate on a cul-de-sac in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to city records, on Sept. 7 the building department approved the demolition of the single-family home, attached garage, pool house and storage. Ellwood, an Ojai-based interior designer, spoke to The Times about her father’s late ‘40s Brentwood commission, known among locals as the Zimmerman House after original owners Martin and Eva Zimmerman. The property, which she described as a “time capsule” because of its Midcentury Modern aesthetic, was purchased last year and set for demolition seemingly without reason. In recent weeks, several reports revealed that the Marvel star and Schwarzenegger purchased the lot for $12.5 million and that their new mansion — to be designed by Ken Ungar — was the reason for the teardown. Outdoors, lush lawns surrounded a brick patio and a kidney-shaped swimming pool.
Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger could’ve given Craig Ellwood teardown ‘some honor,’ architect’s daughter says
Optican, an agent with Mercer Vine, also guesses at why the star chose the "warm, romantic, intimate" property during the tumultuous final year of her life. "You feel it and get why she was attracted to it—she wanted a home rather than just a big house in Beverly Hills." Marilyn Monroe told a Life magazine reporter who visited her Brentwood home in 1962, "Anybody who likes my house, I'm sure I'll get along with." The final home of Marilyn Monroe – and the only residence she ever owned independently – will remain standing for now after Los Angeles officials intervened to block the property’s demolition. For the best houses for sale, places to eat, wine to drink, things to do, and untold histories of Los Angeles's brightest stars and their Hollywood homes.
The property includes a large yard, pool, citrus grove, and guest house.
Monroe purchased the Brentwood home in the early 1960s, where she died after an overdose in 1962 at the age of 36. The City Council then voted unanimously to move forward in considering the home for historic-cultural monument status. “I am here with you today as the custodian of the district which is home to Marilyn Monroe’s beloved final residence. I am also here today as a defender of our city’s rich history and heritage,” Park said.
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The Zimmerman house, with its floor-to-ceiling glass windows and open floor plans, was designed early in her father’s career and wasn’t the best representation of his work, Ellwood said. The house is still a hot spot for tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of the place where Monroe took her final breath, and Hollywood tours still take groups down the cul-de-sac to snap pictures. How dare you take [Marilyn Monroe’s] whole persona and house to make money and then tear down the one thing she ever owned,” read one of the replies. The Brentwood home once owned by Marilyn Monroe has sold for $7.25 million, or $325,000 above the asking price. While those who want to preserve the home hope the owners keep it intact, many are suggesting online that if the home is demolished, it can somehow be turned into a museum. From residents to historians and preservation groups, many are fighting to preserve the property built in the 1920s.
I noticed that two palm trees currently in the back yard can be seen in photos of the property taken on August 5, 1962. Park said Monroe’s Brentwood home stood as a “touching reminder of her final days” and was a place where the troubled starlet, who died in 1962 at age 36, found peace. The star handpicked from her journeys from around the world “each detail of the home, from its wooden beam ceilings to the tiles,” she said. But unfortunately, the Department of Building and Safety issued a demolition permit before my team and I could fully intervene and get this issue resolved,” she said at a press conference held shortly before Friday’s City Council meeting. Councilmember Traci Park was rushing against the clock to save Monroe’s final residence after learning Wednesday that the owner, Glory of the Snow Trust, had requested a permit to have the iconic Spanish Colonial residence demolished.
The screen icon purchased the hacienda-style house in early 1962 after divorcing her third husband, Arthur Miller, according to Variety, but only lived there for a few months. She was found dead in her bedroom at the home in August of that year at 36 years old of an apparent drug overdose. “Unfortunately, the department of building and safety issued a demolition permit before my team and I could fully intervene and get this issue resolved,” Park said at a news conference last week, adding that there was a need for “urgent action”. Before her untimely death she made a trip to Mexico to hand-pick authentic Mexican furniture, art, tapestries and tiles for her home. When Marilyn bought the house, it had three bedrooms and two baths plus a detached guest house.
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Brentwood home where Marilyn Monroe lived and died is facing demolition.
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Many of the lemon trees and herb gardens Marilyn planted are said to still be thriving on the property. It is said Marilyn used one bedroom for herself, installed her housekeeper-companion in a second bedroom, and the third bedroom was used as a “telephone room,” a must-have, surely, for all girls in the 1960s. As you can see by the photos above and below the gorgeous Spanish tiles have remained while the dark wood paneling and wall-to-wall carpeting has been eliminated.
Inside Marilyn Monroe’s House Where She Spent Her Final Days
In 1962, after she was urged by her psychologist to "put down roots," she fell in love with the garden (where she often spent time with her poodle) and private location of Fifth Helena Drive, and purchased the home for $90,000. A purchase made a mere six months before she was found dead in the home at the age of 36. “For people all over the world, Marilyn Monroe was more than just a movie icon. Her story, from her challenging childhood growing up in orphanages and foster homes to becoming a global sensation, is a shining example of what it means to overcome adversity,” she said. The screen legend, star of such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot and The Misfits, was found dead in a bedroom of the home in August 1962. It’s unclear what the mysterious new owner intends to do with the property.
The L.A. Department of Building and Safety recently approved the request for a “plan check” of the proposed work, though an official permit has not yet been issued. Back in 2014, Emerald Lake hedge fund manager Dan Lukas and his wife Anne Jarmain paid $7.3 million for the Monroe estate, and have lived at the property in the years since. Six months ago, however, the couple paid $13 million for a larger home in the same neighborhood. The Department of Building and Safety revoked demolition permits that had been approved, which would have resulted in the destruction of the 1920s-era home.
The house itself, while very similar to the time when Marilyn lived there, has undergone some significant changes. Several rooms have been added in the back of the house, but are not connected to the main house. On Saturday, July 17, I had the amazing and incredible experience of viewing Marilyn Monroe’s final home, located at Fifth Helena Drive, Brentwood, California.
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