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teve Jobs' childhood stomping ground is up for sale, and it's a real treat. The 388-acre farm in McMinnville, Oregon, boasts an apple orchard that inspired the young Jobs, who would later credit his time there with teaching him about charismatic leadership, psychedelics, and Zen Buddhism.
The property, which spans five parcels of land, includes a main house, outbuildings, and farmland. In the 1970s, it was home to a countercultural community called All One Farm, led by future mining billionaire Robert Friedland. Jobs' association with the group had a profound impact on him.
The farm's current owner has begun to revive the apple orchard, which is said to have inspired Jobs' company name. According to his biographer Walter Isaacson, Jobs told him that he chose "Apple" because it sounded fun and spirited, and would get them ahead of Atari in the phone book.
The property offers a 5,200-square-foot main house with large decks, a three-bedroom guesthouse, and several outbuildings. The seller, Damon Gustafson, has remodeled the main house and restored the apple orchard over several years. The rehab was extensive, as the land was in "complete and utter disrepair" when Gustafson purchased it.
The property's history is rich, with Jobs' high school girlfriend Chrisann Brennan giving birth to his first daughter, Lisa Nicole Brennan-Jobs, on the farm in 1978. A small red barn where Jobs reportedly slept and hung out has been rehabbed and repainted, complete with an Apple logo nodding to his time there.
The future of the farm is up to its next owner, who could choose to reinvigorate the apple orchard or host corporate retreats in the property's large barn, which now hosts a ballroom dance floor and amenities for catering parties.
