Marilyn Monroe’s residence could possibly be saved from demolition.

The Hollywood legend bought the 1929-built Spanish-style hacienda on fifth Helena Drive in Los Angeles simply six months earlier than she was discovered useless in August 1962 on the age of 36 however in September, a allow was authorised to tear down the house.

Now, the Monroe Preservation Group is making an attempt to show that the home is of historic significance to the native space after discovering that it was additionally lived in by architect Harbin Hunter.

Group member Jordan informed People: “I was going through old newspapers and ads because we knew that there was a connection to the Hunter family. And [April and I] both discovered at the same time that Hunter was the co-architect on the first house in Hollywoodland. People think this house should be saved because Marilyn lived there for six months and died there.

“But what we’re hoping this exhibits is that this home truly has deep ties to the Los Angeles group. It’s truly a pristine instance of the architectural kinds that have been well-liked within the Twenties. (Hunter) actually outlined the model for the last decade. So we wish to present that this home has far more significance than [the fact that] someone died right here.”

April went on to reveal that architect John DeLario, along with Hunter, had “deliberate the complete structure” of the neighbourhood and that their most famous building is still standing today.

She said: “They deliberate the complete neighborhood collectively, from the structure and the housing kinds and the whole lot. Their most well-known precise constructing within the Hollywoodland growth was the Kanst Art Gallery, which continues to be standing. And whenever you have a look at that, you possibly can see quite a lot of components that have been additionally used within the fifth Helena tackle.”