Rock and rap music stars invariably had gritty childhoods in big cities and then overcame their needy childhoods, right? Well, not in this case. . .
Front aerial view of 5.5-acre estate where rap rocker Kid Rock grew up in Bruce Twp., Mich. (Photo: Cambridge Fine Homes)
A luxurious estate in northern Macomb County on the market for $1.295 million was the childhood home of Robert James Richie — better known as the rap-country-rock music star Kid Rock.
“It must’ve been a wonderful place to grow up,” said Northville-based real estate broker Kelly Milstein, who is listing the 5.5-acre property in Bruce Township.
Kid Rock’s ancestral seat includes a 5,628-square-foot house (that has a 1,811-square-foot lower level) with indoor Jacuzzi room and a giant fireplace, as well as a large guest house, two garages that accommodate a total of five cars, and the apple orchard where Kid Rock has told biographers he once picked the red fruit.
The location is 3.7 miles from Romeo High School, which he attended in the late 1980s, according to Ritchie’s online bios.
Although his debut album, entitled "Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast," paints word pictures of a rough-and-tumble lifestyle, Kid Rock, now 45, grew up amid affluence as the son of the presumed sellers of the house, former auto dealer Bill Ritchie, now 75.
“It’s for sale by the original owner, but I’m sorry — I just can’t talk about my clients,” Milstein said.
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Online public records show the current owner is William R. Ritchie, who also owns a home in celebrity-studded Jupiter Island, Fla., where singer Celine Dion and pro golfer Tiger Woods also have homes.
The four-bedroom, four-bath, neo-Georgian colonial house is steps away from a private stable with two horse stalls and a tack room, a tennis court, and the estate sports the name “Apple Crest Farm,” Milstein said.
“Isn’t that gorgeous? That’s what everyone calls this property,” she said, which is zoned to allow three horses. It went on the market Tuesday, Milstein said, adding: “I’ve never seen so many (Internet) hits on a listing.”
Buy Photo Musician Kid Rock salutes the fans before the Detroit Lions before the home opener against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at Ford Field in Detroit. (Photo: Rashaun Rucker, DFP)
The location — near 32 Mile and Dequindre — is 15 minutes from downtown Rochester, where gentleman farmers can buy classy horse tack and their teenage kids can pick up CDs of local music stars.
For details — or, well, to make an offer — see Milstein’s website: www.cambridgefinehomes.com
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pipdispenser on July 23rd, 2017 at 17:10 UTC »
"It costs me a lot of money to look this cheap" - Dolly Parton
sarahmarriieee on July 23rd, 2017 at 16:12 UTC »
My dad and his family used to live in that area and went to church with his family. My grandpa called Kid Rock's mom 'Boots' because she always wore go-go boots to Mass.
kuconi on July 23rd, 2017 at 15:08 UTC »
And yet, he was the least wealthy guy at that party in Silicon Valley pilot.