I am unnaturally obsessed with pretty much all things southern – southern accents (what I wouldn’t give for a slow, lilting twang!), homemade fried chicken, and large plantation-style houses, among many others. So I, of course, immediately fixated on the huge columned estate where Afeni Shakur (Sola Bamis) lived on Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & the Notorious B.I.G. as soon as I saw it pop up on my screen. The sweeping porch, the cascade of canopied trees, the wooden swing – there was no part of the picturesque property that I was not completely smitten with. When my dad called me up after noticing the house on the show himself a couple of days later and asked if I had any intel on its location, I knew I had to track it down STAT! Considering the home’s large lot, abundant foliage, and colonial style, my first inkling was that it was in Pasadena, though I couldn’t imagine such a stunning manse existing in my former town and not having any knowledge of it. That thought almost made me dismiss looking in Crown City altogether, but thankfully I forged ahead. I knew that if the residence was anywhere in the area, it would likely be in northeast Pasadena, so I set my sights there and, after quite a bit of searching, finally came across it at 3426 Barhite Street.
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The two-story estate was originally constructed in 1888 as part of a small development of homes known as the Vosburg Tract.
One of the first structures to be built on the now bustling Sierra Madre Villa Avenue, at the time of its inception the residence was situated on a huge parcel of land that spanned almost an entire block.
Portions of the original tract have since been sold off and the property no longer abuts Sierra Madre Villa Ave., but the parcel (roughly outlined in pink below) is still pretty darn substantial.
The home itself is absolutely massive, as well – 4,772 square feet according to Zillow – and stretches along a huge portion of Barhite Street.
The colossal dwelling boasts 6 bedrooms, 5 baths, hardwood flooring throughout, a fireplace, a covered wraparound porch, a wraparound balcony on the second floor, and vaulted ceilings.
The 0.97-acre grounds, which feature a tennis court, a sports court, a large pool, gardens galore, and a sprawling lawn, are nothing short of stunning, as you can see below.
The whole place just screams “antebellum south.”
You can check out some additional photos of the home here.
The estate only appeared in one episode of Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & the Notorious B.I.G. – episode eight, titled “Tupac Amaru Shakur.”
It first popped up in the opening scene in which Afeni learns that her son, Tupac (Marcc Rose), has just been shot in Las Vegas.
It is then featured in a flashback scene in which Tupac surprises his mom by gifting her the house. Though it is never said where the residence is supposed to be located on the show, per a 1997 People magazine article, in real life the rapper purchased a 6-bedroom property situated on a 2.2-acre lot in Stone Mountain, Georgia for his mother in 1995. Of course, once I read those words, I set out to track that pad down and am 99.9% certain it can be found at 883 Rays Road.
Though that home is not visible from the street, you can check out an aerial view of it below.
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Stalk It: Afeni Shakur’s house from Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac & the Notorious B.I.G. is located at 3426 Barhite Street in Pasadena.
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