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Prince had this Minnesota home custom-built for his mother — and now it can be yours
By Hannah Frishberg,
30 days ago
In a Minneapolis suburb, this low-key funky residence that played a small part in pop culture history is seeking its next owner.
Located in the city of Golden Valley, the four-bedroom abode has only had two owners since being constructed 39 years ago: Its current sellers, and the late great rock star Prince. It asks $699,900.
The legendary “Purple Rain” singer, songwriter, producer and Minnesota native, who was born Prince Rogers Nelson, purchased the property in 1985 and had this home custom-built there for his mother, Mattie Della Shaw Baker. She lived there until she died, at the age of 68, in 2002 .
One of two fireplaces. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans The sunken living room. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans The chandelier is original. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans
The deck. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans Prince with his mother as a baby. Prince/Instagram
Prince passed away following an accidental fentanyl overdose in 2016, at the age of 57. But his estate maintained ownership of the house until the current owners, Alatheia Stenvik and Zachary Johnson, purchased it in 2020. The husband and wife were unaware the home was at all affiliated with Prince until they signed the purchase agreement, they told Minnesota newspaper the Star Tribune .
“It had this glamorous vibe to it unlike anything we’d seen before,” Stenvik told the publication. “In our changes we didn’t want to take away the glam look it had. We wanted to keep the ambience, and its original style.”
The couple, who are sad to part with the property but are building their own home on a farm, are parting ways with the 2.5-bathroom, 3,231-square-foot address.
One of four bedrooms. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans Prince had the property custom built for his mother in 1985. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans The abode measures in at 3,231 square feet. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans The eat-in island-equipped kitchen. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans
The current owners bought the property from Prince’s estate in 2020. Matt Sari, Square Feet Floor Plans Prince’s mother was a singer in the Prince Rogers Trio and a longtime social worker in Minneapolis public schools. prince/X Prince’s mother, Mattie Della Shaw Baker. Daily Mail
In addition to the celebrity association, the domicile also features an open-plan main floor with a sunken living room still outfitted with its original chandelier and railings, as well as a sprawling kitchen with storage space galore. There are two fireplaces, one surrounded by a pyramid-like shape composed of bricks, a two-car garage, and a deck area accessed via a catwalk.
During their four years there, Stenvik and Johnson installed a new roof, gutters, extensive carpeting and added a bedroom in the partially finished basement.
“This is a great home with its own unique place in local history,” agent Andrea Soule of Coldwell Banker Realty’s Minnetonka office, who holds the listing , told The Post.
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