Dolly Parton’s former wine country retreat is selling for $2million – with tender tribute still standing after her death

TRIBUTES continue to grow across the US as fans remember Dolly Parton. A sweet memorial is building at a location – away from the big cities – that was dear to the singer’s heart. Dolly Parton owned a home in Solvang, California for a decade Credit: Cris Lapp / Black Oak Homes & Mortgages A plaque to commemorate the famous home has been hanging in front – long before Parton passed away August 25, 2026 Credit: Cris Lapp / Black Oak Homes & Mortgages A quaint California cottage was Dolly’s retreat from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. Parton, who passed away at age 80, had purchased property in Solvang, California in 2004 and kept the cozy retreat until 2014, when she sold it for $940,000, according to public records. Sign up for the Fabulous newsletter Thank you! Now, the single family home is for sale again – listed at $1,995,000. Cris Lapp, the current owner, bought the property in 2022 for $1.37million. Read more on Dolly Parton Cris Lapp restored much of the home and hopes the next owner is a “super-Dolly fan” too Credit: Cris Lapp / Black Oak Homes & Mortgages Lapp said the roses Dolly planted still bloom in the backyard Credit: Cris Lapp / Black Oak Homes & Mortgages “We didn’t know it was Dolly’s retreat until almost the close of the escrow, which was a wonderful surprise,” Lapp told The U.S. Sun. Located right in the heart of downtown Solvang, about 45 minutes from Santa Barbara, the home was built in 1920. A plaque hangs outside, on the home’s white picket fence, that reads, “Former home of Dolly Parton. Singer, Actress & American Icon.” “Fans, all the time, have been stopping by and with her passing, the flowers are so touching,” Lapp says. Most read in Lifestyle The home, built in 1920, has seven bedrooms and six baths Credit: Cris Lapp / Black Oak Homes & Mortgages Aside from the main cottage, the home comes with two separate accessory dwelling units (ADUs). In all, there are seven bedrooms and six baths sitting on a little more than a quarter of an acre. You also get your own miniature windmill – an homage to Solvang’s Danish-themed village. The quaint compound can be split up in a variety of ways – whether parents or grandparents take the main house, while the two private ADUs can be used for extended family or caregivers, or an extra means of incomes. A stained glass “Dolly” is a statement piece in the home Credit: Cris Lapp / Black Oak Homes & Mortgages A mini-windmill adorns the front yard, which goes with the theme of Solvang Credit: Cris Lapp / Black Oak Homes & Mortgages The listing says the “income producing units generating approximately $116,000 per year in grown rental income, on top of whatever the front home itself is worth to occupy or rent.” Lapp restored much of the home himself and told The U.S. Sun that roses which Dolly planted in the backyard still bloom today. “We hope the next owner is a super-Dolly fan like us and make sure she rests in peace,” says Lapp. Comment now