Jack London State Historic Park

None of the three bronzes here mentions the night of August 22, 1913, when Wolf House burned days before the Londons were to move in, leaving its stone walls. Charmian built the House of Happy Walls after his death and lived in it until 1955. In 2012 the state put the park on its closure list, and Jack London Park Partners took it over, the first nonprofit to run a California state park. In October 2017 fire swept the valley around it and spared the park.

What the plaque says

Jack London Ranch Jack London, noted writer, traveler and lecturer, occupied these premises from 1905 to 1916. Born San Francisco, January 12, 1876 died here November 22, 1916 "The Valley of the Moon" one of his best known books, is descriptive of this valley Tablet erected by the Historic Landmarks Committee Native Sons of the Golden West June 9, 1940 Jack London Historical State Park This is the "House of Happy Walls," built in 1919 by Charmian K. London in memory of her husband, Jack London, renowned author. Here are housed many of his works and the collection gathered in their travels throughout the world. Charmian's house, the ruins of Jack's "Wolf House," and his grave were presented in 1960 to the State of California by his nephew, Irving Shepard. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 743 Dedicated by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the citizens of Sonoma County, September 24, 1960. Jack London Ranch has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service 1963

Where it stands

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