Angelou bought a rundown, unlivable shell in 2002. Public records say she spent $435,000 on the 20-foot-wide home, which dates back to the early 1900s (and looked like it had been left to rot since then). A major renovation followed, which left it full of candy-colored furniture, African art and scores of bookcases for her massive literary collection. Now it could be the very first home in the area to surpass the $5 million mark.

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