Marilyn Monroe House Is For Sale ... Any Interested Buyers?

I came across the Hooked on Houses  blog by accident, and I have to say ... it's fabulous. It's going to be one of my favorites.  Lots of great pic's of many homes, (we can see how the other side lives) : );  and you will literally laugh, cry, shake your head and be envious of some of the info and pics she has on her blog.  Definitely worth the time to read it.

This tidbit was most interesting ... Marilyn Monroe was  only 36 when she was found dead in her Brentwood bedroom in 1962.   The Brentwood home at 5th Helena Drive, (The house has 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and about 2,600 square feet.)   has held a lot of fascination since it was the last house she lived in.  And, Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood House is For Sale according to  Hooked on Houses!

Here are some old photos of how it looked after Marilyn died (via PopSugar):

Marilyn's sink, livingroom and the doorway to her bedroom.

According to Curbed;  Monroe purchased the house shortly before she died in it, according to the book, "Hollywood: The Movie Lover's Guide: The Ultimate Insider Tour of Movie L.A.

Excerpt: “Urged by her psychiatrist to “put down roots,” she had found the house and bought it—all by herself. She had liked the house and took a trip to Mexico to look for furnishings and fabrics. She especially liked the garden, where she often played with her poodle, Maf.”

According to the Marilyn Monroe Memories web site, Monroe bought the home for $90,000. "This was the first property that Marilyn Monroe ever owned. She took out a mortgage which started on 1st March 1962, was for 15 years, and Marilyn made monthly payments of $320. The house was situated at the end of a small cul-de-sac, and was very private, away from the busy roads."

The house last sold in 1994 for $995,000. Asking price now is $3.595 million.

You can read more about the house on LA Curbed and the Daily Mail. For more information and the rest of the photos, check out the listing : David Offer, Prudential Realty.