The original home of the late evangelist Billy Graham and his wife, Ruth, is now for sale as their daughter is raising funds to pay for her daughter’s medical treatments.
The original home of the Grahams, a wooden cottage, is on the market for the first time. The house is listed at $599,000. The cottage, still owned by the family, was where the renowned minister lived with his wife and children while Graham traveled to share the Gospel in the most pivotal years of his ministry.
A press statement reads: “The charming cottage has a storied history — it was the family’s residence during the time the evangelist became a household name.”
The couple’s daughter Ruth said her parents purchased the home in the late 1940s.
In a statement the younger Ruth Graham wrote — “It was selected because it was right across the street from my grandparents. I was born during the time my family lived in the house. The Los Angeles Crusades and [my father’s] tour of England happened during those years.… it is where it all began.”
The Grahams moved from the house in 1957 but remained in Montreat. The home is being sold to help pay for her daughter’s medical costs as she suffers from a rare cystic lung disease that mostly affects women in their mid-forties.
The home has been used as a vacation rental in recent years. Guests of the home were given access to experience the Grahams’ young family life through the cottage’s original furnishings, books, photos and mementos.
Several offers have already been received.