The Cottage, recently remodeled is 2 bedrooms (2 queen beds), sofa bed, 1 bath, full kitchen and laundry area. Each bedroom has a door to the newly built redwood side deck. The living room sliders open to a lovely bi-level redwood deck with built in seating, table and chairs which overlooks vineyards. The entire cottage boasts wood floors with area rugs. The kitchen has a gas stove/oven, full refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher and all the dishes, pots, pans and utensils you may need for meals.
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This beautiful Queen Anne Victorian property was originally built in 1885 by Eurastus M. Shelford on property given to him by his father, John Shelford III, that was purchased in 1863 as part of the Rancho Musalacon Land Grant. The Victorian was damaged by a fire in the early 20th century and was rebuilt in 1910. During the 1930s the family built a smaller cottage for an aging mother who could no longer climb the steep stairs in the Victorian. The Cottage sits more than 35 feet from the back door of the Victorian and has a privacy fence separating the two houses. Six generations of the Shelford family have lived either in the house or adjoining ranch properties for over one hundred and thirty years. The Shelford family sold the property in the early 1980s and the new owners built the Carriage House in 1984 and began operating as a bed and breakfast. In 2009, the property was once more sold and operated as Auberge in the Vineyard until our family purchased it in 2017.
Today the Victorian on the Vineyard, much of it completely remodeled, continue's to offer guest's a serene, relaxing environment for their vacation. Each one of the buildings combines modern comforts with the nostalgia of Victorian splendor. Guest's may feel as though they've stepped into the past surrounded by the Shelford family's original antiques.
All three of the properties building's sit on a knoll and guest's can relax on the wrap around porch on the Victorian, the deck of the Cottage or Studio or the balcony's of the Carriage House and experience an endless view of the vineyards of the Alexander Valley that surround the property.
Perfectly located on the north side of the Alexander Valley, less than a mile from down town Cloverdale, walking distance to the Russian River and short drives to a multitude of wineries in any direction, the Victorian on the Vineyard is the perfect spot for your wine country vacation.
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