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==History==
==History==
[[Image:LaurelCanyonRanchGate.jpg|thumb|left|From Painted Cave Rd.]]
[[Image:LaurelCanyonRanchGate.jpg|thumb|left|From Painted Cave Rd.]]
Homer Snyder developed the ranch in 1902, and built the Laurel Springs Inn on the property in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Scott |date=2002 |title=San Marcos Pass History |url=http://homesestates.com/4-neighborhoods/san-marcos-pass.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020502132716/http://homesestates.com/4-neighborhoods/san-marcos-pass.html |archive-date=May 2, 2002 |access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Redman |first=Michael |date=2013-04-24 |title=Laurel Springs Ranch |url=https://www.independent.com/2013/04/24/laurel-springs-ranch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208120825/https://www.independent.com/2013/04/24/laurel-springs-ranch/ |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent |language=en-US}}</ref> George Owen Knapp bought it in 1916. He built a home there which burned to the ground in a forest fire five weeks after he sold it in 1940
Homer Snyder developed the ranch in 1902, and built the Laurel Springs Inn on the property in 1905. George Owen Knapp bought it in 1916.


In 1977, actress [[Jane Fonda]] and her husband [[Tom Hayden]] bought it as a summer home and she later operated both a [[workout]] studio [[spa]] and a [[summer camp]] for [[disadvantaged]] children there until the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tomasco |first=Felicia M. |date=2006-05-11 |title=A Life in the Spotlight |url=https://www.independent.com/2006/05/11/life-spotlight/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612232238/https://www.independent.com/2006/05/11/life-spotlight/ |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=Jane's Studio |url=http://www.jane-fonda.net/studio.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030810111929/http://www.jane-fonda.net/studio.htm |archive-date=August 10, 2003 |access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gable |first=Mona |date=2000-12-10 |title=Defining Tom Hayden |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-10-tm-422-story.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donelan |first=Charles |date=April 17, 2006 |title=Looking Forward by Looking Back |url=http://e-motionpictures.com/looking_forward_by_looking_bac.html?printable=true&printable=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710161402/http://e-motionpictures.com/looking_forward_by_looking_bac.html?printable=true&printable=true |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=B.f |date=2008-05-26 |title=Bob Feldman 68: CNN Founder Ted Turner's Personal Wealth In 1994 |url=https://bfeldman68.blogspot.com/2008/05/cnn-founder-ted-turners-personal-wealth.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Bob Feldman 68}}</ref>
In 1977, actress [[Jane Fonda]] and her husband [[Tom Hayden]] bought it and she later operated both a [[workout]] studio [[spa]] and a [[summer camp]] for [[disadvantaged]] children there until the early 1990s.


It was then bought by Melissa Keeler and Michael Morris. Together they developed it into the Laurel Springs Retreat, and is now used for group trainings and individual rentals.
It was then bought by Melissa Keeler and Michael Morris.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.laurelspringsretreat.net/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828133601/http://www.laurelspringsretreat.net/history.html |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> Together they developed it into the Laurel Springs Retreat, and is now used for group trainings and individual rentals.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://e-motionpictures.com/looking_forward_by_looking_bac.html?printable=true&printable=true "Looking Forward by Looking Back," ''The Santa Barbara Independent,'' April 27, 2006]
*[http://homesestates.com/4-neighborhoods/san-marcos-pass.html "San Marcos Pass History," ''Scott Williams'']
*[http://www.sb-outdoors.org/Interpretive/NaturalHistory/knapp.php "George Owen Knapp," Ray Ford]
*[http://www.independent.com/news/2006/may/11/a-life-in-the-spotlight/ "A Life in the Spotlight," ''The Santa Barbara Independent,'' May 11, 2006]
*[http://www.jane-fonda.net/studio.htm Jane Fonda's Workout Studio]
*[http://bfeldman68.blogspot.com/2008/05/cnn-founder-ted-turners-personal-wealth.html Bob Feldman, ''Downtown,'' February 2, 1994]
*[http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/10/magazine/tm-422 "Defining Tom Hayden," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 10, 2000]

==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828133601/http://www.laurelspringsretreat.net/history.html Laurel Springs Retreat: History]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828133601/http://www.laurelspringsretreat.net/history.html Laurel Springs Retreat: History]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/jw4pix/3175160747/ Overhead Aerial Photo]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/jw4pix/3175160747/ Overhead Aerial Photo]


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[[Category:Ranches in California]]
[[Category:Ranches in California]]

Latest revision as of 09:28, 24 April 2024

2009 Aerial photo of Laurel Springs Ranch, with part of the Painted Cave community visible in the distance.

Laurel Springs Ranch is a 160-acre (0.65 km2) ranch located on a ridgetop in the Santa Ynez Mountain range northwest of Santa Barbara, California, between the Painted Cave community and the intersection of Painted Cave road with East Camino Cielo Road in the Los Padres National Forest.

History[edit]

From Painted Cave Rd.

Homer Snyder developed the ranch in 1902, and built the Laurel Springs Inn on the property in 1905.[1][2] George Owen Knapp bought it in 1916. He built a home there which burned to the ground in a forest fire five weeks after he sold it in 1940

In 1977, actress Jane Fonda and her husband Tom Hayden bought it as a summer home and she later operated both a workout studio spa and a summer camp for disadvantaged children there until the early 1990s.[3][4][5][6][7]

It was then bought by Melissa Keeler and Michael Morris.[8] Together they developed it into the Laurel Springs Retreat, and is now used for group trainings and individual rentals.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, Scott (2002). "San Marcos Pass History". Archived from the original on May 2, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Redman, Michael (2013-04-24). "Laurel Springs Ranch". The Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ^ Tomasco, Felicia M. (2006-05-11). "A Life in the Spotlight". The Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  4. ^ "Jane's Studio". 2003. Archived from the original on August 10, 2003. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Gable, Mona (2000-12-10). "Defining Tom Hayden". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  6. ^ Donelan, Charles (April 17, 2006). "Looking Forward by Looking Back". The Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  7. ^ B.f (2008-05-26). "Bob Feldman 68: CNN Founder Ted Turner's Personal Wealth In 1994". Bob Feldman 68. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  8. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

External links[edit]

34°30′21″N 119°47′42″W / 34.5059°N 119.7949°W / 34.5059; -119.7949