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Wolf House was a 26-room mansion in Glen Ellen, California, built by novelist Jack London and his wife Charmian London.The house burned on August 22, 1913, shortly before the Londons were planning to move in. Stone ruins of the never-occupied home still stand, and are part of Jack London State Historic Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963.
Features of the Wolf House included: 15,000 square feet, with 26 rooms and nine fireplaces. Jack’s library measured 19 by 40 feet, and a living room two stories high measured 18 by 58 feet. Plans included a water heater, electric lighting, refrigeration, a built-in vacuum cleaning system, laundry facilities (including a “steam dryer rotary ...
Wolf House ruins with the Londons photoshopped. from an early picture. The immediate suspicion was arson, which Jack and Charmian believed was likely, even though the building foreman said it could have gone up spontaneously. No suspect was identified, and for decades afterward locals and scholars debated the cause of the fire.
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Jun 1, 2023 · Jack London's Bay Area mansion burnt down 110 years ago. Today, you can hike to its ruins. By Madeline Wells, Senior Food ReporterUpdatedJune 1, 2023 11:03 a.m. The remains of the Wolf House ...
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And many maintain his very life entered a downward spiral when his long sought and beloved dream — Wolf House — was consumed in flames in 1913, just two weeks prior to its completion. Jack London died in 1916; he was only 40-years-old. Wolf House was (and is) a 26-room, 15,000-square-foot, let’s be honest, mansion with nine fireplaces.
