12305 Fifth Helena Drive

12305 Fifth Helena Dr. is a home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. The house is most famous as the only residence Marilyn Monroe ever owned, and the location of her death on August 4, 1962.

Location
The property is located at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Overview
The one-story, Hacienda-style home sits on 2,900 square feet at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac off Carmelina Ave. Built in 1929, the L-shaped property now consists of four bedrooms (only two existed when Monroe lived there) and three bathrooms. In the backyard, a free-form pool is adjacent to a citrus grove and guest house. Its "Cursum Perficio" tiles on the front doorstep translate to "I have completed my journey."

Ownership
In February 1962, Monroe purchased the property for $77,500. She reportedly paid for half of the home in cash and took out a mortgage for the second half. In the early morning of August 5, 1962, six months after purchasing the home, Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her bedroom.

In 2017, the house was put up for sale for $6.9 million and eventually sold for $7.25 million. The buyers were an LLC called "Glory of the Snow", managed by Dan Lukas and Anne Jarmain.

In the summer of 2023, Emerald Lake hedge fund manager Lukas and his wife Jarmain sold the property in an off-market sale for $8.4 million to "Glory of the Snow Trust", which immediately filed for a demolition permit. The legally required physical notice was not posted on the property by the property owner, and the legally required notification was not made by LADBS to the local council office and neighborhood council equivalent. According to news reports, the new owner "Glory of the Snow Trust" is managed by "Andrew Sahure", however, the name appears to be a typographical error for "Andrew Schure." In September 2023, a Change.org petition started, asking the City to turn the home into a museum. A motion asking to have the property listed as historical was handed in to Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission by Councilmember Traci Park on September 8.

In 2024, the Los Angeles City Council approved Monroe's house being designated as a Historic Cultural Monument.