▁she ▁continued ▁adding ▁sculpt ures ▁and ▁flower ▁plan ters . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Pr is bre y , ▁in ▁poor ▁health , ▁left ▁Sim i ▁Valley ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁son - in - law ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁gift ▁de eded ▁to ▁the ▁Pres erve ▁B ott le ▁Village ▁committee . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Pr is bre y ▁died ▁from ▁comp lications ▁of ▁a ▁stroke ▁at ▁a ▁con val es cent ▁hospital ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁B ott le ▁Village ▁After ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁wall , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁build ▁until ▁she ▁had ▁constructed ▁ 1 6 ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁made ▁of ▁glass ▁and ▁ass orted ▁other ▁materials , ▁a ▁m osa ic ▁side walk , ▁the ▁Le an ing ▁Tower ▁of ▁B ott le ▁Village , ▁the ▁D oll s ▁Head ▁S hr ine , ▁Cle op atra ' s ▁Bed room , ▁the ▁Round ▁House , ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁described ▁B ott le ▁Village ▁as ▁an ▁" e cc ent ric ▁folk - art ▁wonder land ." ▁ ▁B ott le ▁Village ▁is ▁seen ▁by ▁art ▁histor ians ▁and ▁folk lor ists ▁as ▁a ▁complex ▁work ▁combining ▁the ▁des ires ▁of ▁an ▁elder ly ▁lady ▁to ▁provide ▁simple ▁shelter ▁for ▁her ▁val ued ▁personal ▁collections ; ▁memor ialize ▁family , ▁friends , ▁and ▁important ▁life ▁events ; ▁gr ieve ▁over ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁family