Author Jack London began buying land in Glen Ellen in 1905 for what he called his Beauty Ranch.
His stone mansion, Wolf House, burned in 1913 just before he and his wife Charmian were to move in. He lived and wrote in this ranch cottage until his death in 1916.
The ranch is now Jack London State Historic Park.
Timeline
- 1905London buys the first ranch land.
- 1913Wolf House burns.
- 1916London dies in the cottage.
The house he dreamed about burned. The one he lived in is the one that remains.
