The jury hearing arguments surrounding the disposition of Aretha Franklin’s estate on Tuesday determined a 2014 version of her will should stand as the document of record. After deliberating for ...
It’s hard to beat the provenance of the 1927 home known as Rose Estate. Located adjacent to the Detroit Golf Club, it was built for Elsie and Harry Burnett Sr., a pharmaceutical executive. Their ...
When Aretha Franklin sought a second metro Detroit home as a creative sanctuary and hub for her famously lavish parties, she found the ideal spot. In March 1994, she purchased the Rose Estate, a ...
Aretha Franklin purchased the Rose Estate in 1994, but the home fell into disrepair in the years before her death. Detroiters Trevor Thomas and Brandon Lynum purchased and restored the home, ...
Five years after the death of Aretha Franklin, a battle over her estate is ongoing. A probate court trial involving three of her four sons began Monday in Michigan after Franklin failed to leave ...