Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

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In the European countryside, there is a certain kind of house people will cross oceans to find: an old mill in Provence, a centuries-old stone building in Tuscany, places where authentic architecture and extraordinary settings become the very reason for the journey.

This house, known as The Power House, is exactly that kind of place. Olive trees, gravel pathways, and manicured boxwoods frame the groomed grounds, composed over decades by famed landscape architect Todd Cole, and give the grounds an unmistakably European sensibility.

Life here settles naturally into an easy rhythm. Start the morning with coffee in the courtyard. Spend the afternoon by the pool, linger over lunch beneath the pavilion, gather flowers or vegetables from the cutting garden, or simply wander to the banks of Big Sulphur Creek, which runs the entire length of the property. Beyond the lawn, a secluded sitting area frames one of the property's most mesmerizing views: moving water, dramatic canyon walls, and light that changes by the hour. Two parcels totaling approximately nine creek-front acres offer sweeping canyon and hillside vistas in every direction.

While the setting feels wonderfully timeless, the recent improvements ensure the property performs as beautifully as it presents. It looks like 1903. It lives like 2026.

At the heart of the recently restored home is a remarkable approximately 40' x 40' great room with soaring 20-foot ceilings, smooth stucco walls, polished concrete radiant-heated floors, and custom windows overlooking the creek. An enormous fireplace, detailed with herringbone firebrick and crowned by a sculptural steel hood, anchors the space. Along one wall, custom-crafted Sapele wood doors fitted with Van Cronenberg hardware dissolve the distinction between house and garden, making indoors and outdoors feel less like separate spaces and more like an extension of the house. This is a room made for long dinners, memorable celebrations, and conversations that drift well past midnight beneath the glow of iconic George Nelson Bubble Lights.

Its scale was purposeful. Built in 1903 to provide power for the Italian Swiss Colony's wine empire and later served as a PG&E powerhouse, the building now enjoys an extraordinary second life. The original painted sign beside the entrance still reads, "No Admittance. Danger." Guests will happily ignore the warning and very likely will not want to leave.

The kitchen is as inviting as it is distinctive, centered around a vintage Wedgewood stove, a marble island, and a crystal chandelier imported from Florence, Italy. Between two formal ancestral portraits sits Boris, a whimsical reminder that this is a home that takes beauty seriously, but never itself.

In Alexander Valley, with nearly 300 days of sunshine, life, wine tasting can become an afternoon errand. Healdsburg's celebrated restaurants are only twenty minutes away. Beyond that, the rest of the world begins to feel entirely optional.

Located 80 miles north of San Francisco in northern Sonoma County, sitting at the heart of Alexander Valley wine country.

A world away from ordinary.