Dolly Parton’s Former Solvang Retreat Lists for $1,995,000
Dolly Parton’s former Solvang retreat hit the market in April 2024 for $1,995,000, putting a 1920 property with a direct link to one of entertainment’s most recognizable names back in play. The asking price now sits on a three-unit home at 561 Alisal Road, where the property’s Parton-specific details are part of the listing pitch.
561 Alisal Road’s $1,995,000 ask
The house was built in 1920 and owned by Parton for 10 years starting in 2004. Cris Lapp, the current owner and real estate broker, said, “That is just me, I want a mega fan,” and described the home as, “She used it as a weekend retreat, I guess.” For a buyer, that turns the listing into more than a standard Solvang sale: it is a rare piece of celebrity-identified inventory with a price tag just under $2 million.
The property has a three-bedroom, two-bathroom front home, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom upper rear unit, and a one-bedroom, three-quarter-bathroom lower unit. Each unit has its own private, enclosed patio, which makes the layout usable as a multi-unit holding rather than a single nostalgia purchase.
Parton details inside the house
The front home still carries a stained glass window over the front door that reads “Dolly” with her butterfly symbol next to it, and a plaque on the white fence names the house as Dolly Parton’s former home. Upstairs was Parton’s makeup room, wig room, and dressing room area, and the units were used by her staff. Those details are what separate this from an ordinary older triplex in Solvang; the physical traces of her ownership remain visible in the structure itself.
Lattice features and gold reflective film on the windows were used to prevent paparazzi photos, and Lapp said he initially had trouble finding the connection because, “When a famous person owns a house, what they do is they scrub the title, meaning they don’t have any information on the title report.” That search led back through permits and the recorded deed, which shows Todd Gelfand as trustee of The 561 Alisal Road Trust. Lucy Padilla said, “The recorded deed shows Todd Gelfand as the trustee of The 561 Alisal Road Trust. He seems to be associated with Mrs. Parton,” and Todd Gelfand is listed as Parton’s business manager for the 2020 television special “A Holl”.
The sale is aimed at a buyer who values the property as a collectible asset as much as a place to live. With the Parton connection documented in the home itself and in the deed trail, the listing rewards a very specific buyer: someone willing to pay for location, layout, and a celebrity paper trail all at once.
