{"id":763,"date":"2026-05-29T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=763"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:40:39","slug":"piece-of-jack-londons-historic-sonoma-valley-ranch-listed-for-2-3-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=763","title":{"rendered":"Piece of Jack London\u2019s historic Sonoma Valley ranch listed for $2.3 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>For the first time since Jack London\u2019s ownership, an historic piece of his original Sonoma Valley estate properties is being publicly offered for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=761\">Rookie Just\u0117 Jocyt\u0117 answers the call, flashes poise in Valkyries\u2019 second-half surge vs. Fever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The home was built in 1910 for London\u2019s half-sister and trusted business partner, Eliza Shepard, who helped manage the Beauty Ranch and business operations.<\/p>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"youtube-player\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RD-9hJLZ_AI?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The property is part of the massive 1,400-acre ranch that London, a California-native known for works like \u201cThe Call of the Wild,\u201d assembled before his death in 1916.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=759\">Recruiting roundup: The June frenzy looms as Cal lands key quarterback and Elite 11 Finals unfold<\/a><\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s 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\u2019s proceeds will help with the maintenance of their land, which is used for growing grapes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the realtor, The Shone Group with Sotheby\u2019s International Realty, the land and the house has remained in the care of London\u2019s descendants for more than a century, \u201cheld, protected, and rarely experienced from within \u2014 until now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, the majority of London\u2019s original acreage forms the expansive Jack London State Historic Park.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=757\">SV Chat: Iris Nemani on stewarding \u2018the heart of Stanford\u2019s cultural hub\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>You can reach Staff Writer Emma Molloy at emma.molloy@sonomanews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A historic piece of Sonoma Valley is up for sale, a home built by famed author Jack London in the early 1900s, located on the Jack London State Historic Park and ranch property in Glen Ellen.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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