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Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe's Los Angeles home, where she was found dead from drug overdose, has sold for close to $4 million.
The Spanish colonial house in Brentwood where Monroe died in 1962, sold for $255,000 dollars above the $3,595,000 asking price.
The one-storey four-bedroom, three-bathroom house features polished concrete and terra cotta tile floors, original wood beamed ceilings and period hardware and tiles, reported Los Angeles Times.
Built in 1929, the "hacienda" and pool sit on 23,000 square feet of tree-filled grounds, according to the website of David Offer, with Prudential California Realty.
Offer's website described the house as, "The crown jewel and largest property of all the Helenas (one of Brentwood's most romantic and coveted locations)."
The actress and model, who died at age 36, had bought the house for $75,000. According to public records, the house's most recent seller had purchased it for $925,000 in 1996.
The Spanish colonial house in Brentwood where Monroe died in 1962, sold for $255,000 dollars above the $3,595,000 asking price.
The one-storey four-bedroom, three-bathroom house features polished concrete and terra cotta tile floors, original wood beamed ceilings and period hardware and tiles, reported Los Angeles Times.
Built in 1929, the "hacienda" and pool sit on 23,000 square feet of tree-filled grounds, according to the website of David Offer, with Prudential California Realty.
Offer's website described the house as, "The crown jewel and largest property of all the Helenas (one of Brentwood's most romantic and coveted locations)."
The actress and model, who died at age 36, had bought the house for $75,000. According to public records, the house's most recent seller had purchased it for $925,000 in 1996.
