Opened in 1926, the sprawling, 13-acre Cal Neva was “the Castle in the Air” straddling the Golden and Silver states, where guests could “dine and dance in California and play in Nevada,” according to an article in the Nevada State Journal from 1935. (There are conspiracy theories that Monroe died at Cal Neva.) No such efforts appear to be underway for her favorite getaway. After a unanimous City Council vote, it is being considered for status as a historic-cultural monument. The owners of the house - her final home and the only one she ever owned herself - had sought to knock down the structure, but local residents and a Los Angeles council member are pushing to save it. While her cabin faces demise, Monroe’s Brentwood home has been granted a temporary reprieve from demolition. The hotel has been closed for a decade, and McWhinney plans to rebuild it into a luxury hotel, the company said. The real estate firm announced in April that it had acquired Cal Neva.

4, 1962.īut that cabin, with its wraparound deck and fortress of tall trees, is set to be demolished as part of renovations for the historic lodge that was once owned by Frank Sinatra, according to recently revealed plans by the new owners, McWhinney. The wooden cottage - outfitted with a heart-shaped bed, a secret tunnel for rendezvous, and the best view of Lake Tahoe’s Crystal Bay - was Marilyn Monroe’s prized vacation spot, and the place she stayed the weekend before her death on Aug. 3 at Cal Neva resort isn’t just any cabin.

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