Aretha Franklin bought Detroit’s Rose Estate in 1994, but it later sat boarded up and sold for $300,000 after her death; new owners have since invested more than $2 million restoring the historic home

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After Aretha Franklin’s 2018 death, her Detroit estate sold for $300,000 before new owners began a $2 million restoration.
Behind the boarded windows of a once-grand Detroit mansion lay more than years of neglect.
The house had witnessed the private life of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, and belonged to a chapter of the city’s cultural history that risked fading away.

After Aretha Franklin’s 2018 death, her Detroit estate sold for $300,000 before new owners began a $2 million restoration.
Behind the boarded windows of a once-grand Detroit mansion lay more than years of neglect.
The house had witnessed the private life of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, and belonged to a chapter of the city’s cultural history that risked fading away.

Sources: Times of India