Charles M. Schulz's Previous Sebastopol Property Listed For $3.95M

SEBASTOPOL, CA — A midcentury modern home in Sebastopol previously owned by one of the world's most famous cartoonists and comic strip artists, Charles M. Schulz, was co-listed for sale Friday for $3.95 million by Mark Stevens and Gail Gijzen, affiliated agents with the Sebastopol office of Coldwell Banker Realty in Northern California. The property is also a listing with the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury® program.

Built in 1966, the property was a portion of 27 acres previously referred to by Schulz as the "Coffee Grounds." In December 1971, the Schulz family donated the entire property to a local church, which was later sold to the Agape Force Ministry in September 1974. Agape Force, which ran a Christian home for 100 youths, was granted permission to have the land zoned into three parcels, selling the art studio and golf course parcel to the Rogers family in 1976.

Schulz used the present home on Coffee Lane as his art studio to draw his nationally syndicated comic strip, "Peanuts." The Rogers family has owned it for three generations and has used the property for family gatherings, weddings, reunions and as a vacation rental.

Features include:

• Architecture by Steele & Van Dyk, a Santa Rosa, California firm that also built the Redwood Empire Ice Arena (referred to as “Snoopy’s Home Ice”), which is part of the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa.
• One bedroom, one full- and one partial-bathroom, a stone fireplace in 1,484 square feet of living space; two-car garage.
• The property rests on 7.32 acres, plus an adjacent, buildable 1.54-acre parcel of vacant land is part of the sale.
• Meticulously preserved original design with Redwood and Douglas fir structure; flat lava stone exterior wall. Changes include converting the art studio space into a bedroom; adding a stove/oven and custom-matched cabinetry in the kitchen on the opposite wall of the sink; installing Velux skylights in the kitchen, living room, bathrooms, and bedroom; replacing all windows and sliding exterior doors with double-pane insulated glass that were custom-designed to copy the unique original design.
• Outside, there is a four-hole, par-three golf course, a large deck (approximately 1,340 square feet), a large stone patio of approximately 380 square feet, a fish pond, landscaped grounds, walking trails, and surrounding nature with quail, deer and local peacocks among lush Redwood groves.
• Wood-carved benches and sculptures created by local artist, Glen Sievert.

See a video of the property here.

“This is a unique opportunity to own a beautifully maintained property that is associated with one of the world’s most famous cartoonists and comic strips," said Mark Stevens, co-listing agent. "In addition, it’s unusual to have a residential property that provides a new homeowner with the option of selling or building on an adjacent and separate 1.5-acre parcel of land."

For more information about this listing, contact Mark Stevens (CalRE#00971195) at mark.stevens@cbrealty.com or 707-322-2000 or Gail Gijzen (CalRE# 01274591) at gail.gijzen@cbrealty.com or 415-847-4063. Listings can be viewed at ColdwellBankerHomes.com and ColdwellBankerLuxury.com.

“We are honored to represent the family that has used this historic property for three generations and nearly 50 years as a family retreat, personal residence and destination for family gatherings, weddings and reunions," said Gail Gijzen, co-listing agent. "The next homeowners will have the option of creating their own memories on this special property and possibly carrying on this tradition."