For the first time since Jack London’s ownership, an historic piece of his original Sonoma Valley estate properties is being publicly offered for sale.
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The three-bedroom, roughly 2,300-square-foot house is listed for $2.3 million. It sits on 1.2 acres, a private parcel surrounded by the Jack London State Historic Park and ranch property in Glen Ellen.
The home was built in 1910 for London’s half-sister and trusted business partner, Eliza Shepard, who helped manage the Beauty Ranch and business operations.
The property is part of the massive 1,400-acre ranch that London, a California-native known for works like “The Call of the Wild,” assembled before his death in 1916.
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London’s great-great nephew, Brian Shepard, told the Wall Street Journal that the family has decided to list 1.2 acres of the roughly 130 acres they own, with the hope that the sale’s proceeds will help with the maintenance of their land, which is used for growing grapes.
According to the realtor, The Shone Group with Sotheby’s International Realty, the land and the house has remained in the care of London’s descendants for more than a century, “held, protected, and rarely experienced from within — until now.”
Today, the majority of London’s original acreage forms the expansive Jack London State Historic Park.
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You can reach Staff Writer Emma Molloy at [email protected].
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