Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Architectural Drawing of the Kitchen at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: This original architectural drawing depicts the floor plan for the kitchen of Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood residence at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, the home she purchased in February 1962 and where she would spend the final months of her life.
The drawing outlines the layout and structural design of the kitchen, providing precise details of the spatial arrangement within the home. As part of the planning and development process, such architectural documents were used to guide construction, renovation, and interior preparation, ensuring the home reflected Monroe’s personal needs and preferences.
Monroe’s Brentwood residence represented a significant milestone in her life. It was the first home she owned independently, acquired during a period when she was actively re-establishing stability both personally and professionally. The kitchen, as one of the central spaces within the home, formed part of the private environment Monroe created for herself during this final chapter.
Preserved among her personal files, this architectural drawing provides rare and intimate insight into the physical structure of Marilyn Monroe’s home, offering a direct connection to the environment she carefully chose and inhabited during the last months of her life.
Related Collection Artifact:
- Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Moravian Star Light (from the kitchen in her Brentwood home)
Collector’s Note
This architectural drawing provides rare documentation of Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood residence, the first home she independently owned and a place of profound personal significance. Purchased in 1962, the home represented Monroe’s effort to establish permanence, privacy, and stability during the final chapter of her life.
As a planning document, the drawing reflects the careful preparation and design that shaped the environment Monroe chose to inhabit. It offers a direct connection to the physical structure of the home, revealing the intentional creation of a private space separate from the demands of her public life.
Preserved among her personal files, this architectural plan stands as an important historical record, providing tangible insight into the home that remains inseparable from Marilyn Monroe’s legacy.
Scott Fortner
Marilyn Monroe Collection
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