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Owners of Marilyn Monroe's home fight landmark status. LA's Cultural Heritage Commission votes to save it

LOS ANGELES — The fight to save Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home is heating up, and the property is now one step closer to landmark designation. The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously last week to recommend that Monroe's former home be designated a historic cultural monument. Last year, the owners obtained a permit to demolish the iconic Spanish Colonial residence, ...
A man views a property for sale on a website advertising the former home of actress Marilyn Monroe, which was the scene of her death in the Brentwood suburb of Los Angeles, on July 13, 2010.

LOS ANGELES — The fight to save Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home is heating up, and the property is now one step closer to landmark designation.

The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously last week to recommend that Monroe's former home be designated a historic cultural monument. Last year, the owners obtained a permit to demolish the iconic Spanish Colonial residence, causing an uproar among historians, a number of Angelenos and fans of the actor around globe.

jumped into action after she said her office received hundreds of emails and phone calls, issuing an urgent motion to the Los Angeles City Council of the home as

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