For the primary time in additional than twenty years, the landmarked Queens, New York, home the place the late Grammy winner and civil rights activist Lena Horne lived from 1946 till 1962 has come to market, Mansion International reviews. Priced at $1.225 million, the Tudor-style dwelling has solely modified possession twice since Horne resided there. Throughout that period, she counted Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, and Jackie Robinson amongst her fellow residents within the Addisleigh Park neighborhood, which got here to be often called the “African American Gold Coast.”
Behind its white exterior with black trim, the 1935-built pad options six bedrooms and three loos. It gives 2,287 sq. toes of inside residing area throughout three ranges, plus a completed basement. “Once I purchased the home, it had an outdated bar within the basement,” the house’s present vendor, Camille Chin-Kee-Fatt, instructed the New York Put up. I needed to do away with it, as a result of it was falling aside, however I all the time suppose, ‘My goodness, if this bar may speak.’” Chin-Kee-Fatt purchased the residence in 2004 for $460,000. Although she up to date some areas of the house, she instructed Mansion International that she believes it nonetheless has its unique format. The unique hardwood flooring are intact, and a wood sideboard as soon as owned by Horne nonetheless sits in the lounge. “I would really like it to stick with the home as a bit of historical past,” Chin-Kee-Fatt mentioned.
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Horne, who was born in Brooklyn, later lived on Manhattan’s Higher East Aspect. She died in 2010 at age 92, although her legacy continues to be felt within the historic Addisleigh Park space, the place residents have a tendency to remain put for generations. “My neighbor, possibly three homes down, talks about how he got here right here as slightly child for Christmas as a result of Lena Horne would serve them sizzling chocolate,” Chin-Kee-Fatt instructed the Put up. “So it’s that type of historical past that’s right here.”
