Maya Angelou Brownstone: Writer's Second Harlem Home Sells

A second Harlem brownstone owned by Maya Angelou sold for $2.3M.

A Harlem multifamily brownstone previously owned by the late poet and activist Maya Angelou has sold for $2.3 million, as the New York Post reported. The townhouse at 29 E. 129th St. was asking $2.65 million when listed by Warburg in February 2018.

The 3,500-square-foot, three-story home dates back to 1900. It includes three full-floor rental units and a private backyard garden. All appliances have been recently updated, according to the StreetEasy listing.

South Harlem

2196 Fred Douglas Boulevard

$2,800 No Fee

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South Harlem

312 West 114th Street

$3,000 No Fee

2 |

South Harlem

2192 Fred Douglas Boulevard

$2,933 No Fee

1 |

South Harlem

36 West 119th Street

$2,400 No Fee

1 |

Central Harlem

217 West 145th Street

$2,400 No Fee

2 |

South Harlem

274 West 115th Street

$2,500 No Fee

1 |

Manhattanville

3333C Broadway

$2,498 No Fee

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South Harlem

56 East 120th Street

$2,800 No Fee

2 |

Central Harlem

2269 Adam C Powell Boulevard

$2,760 No Fee

2 |

Central Harlem

102 West 138th Street

$2,676 No Fee

2 |

Central Harlem

301 West 130th Street

$2,200 No Fee

1 |

West Harlem

362 West 127th Street

$3,100 No Fee

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Angelou died in 2014 at 86. She received a tribute from Hillary Clinton and Toni Morrison, among others, at the Riverside Church in Morningside Heights near her other former Harlem brownstone. That four-story, 20-foot wide townhouse at 58 W. 120th St. sold for $4,595,000 in July 2016, according to the Real Deal.

The poet also owned a cheery yellow house in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that she decorated with birdcages throughout. The home sold for $500,000 in 2016.