as they were when the Rogers family lived there in the late 1920s and 1930s. The living room of the main ranch house includes a collection of Native American rugs and baskets, and several original Western art works by Charles M. Russell and Ed Borein. It also features a porch swing in the center of the room and a mounted calf, which was given to Will Rogers to encourage him to rope the calf instead of his friends. The north wing of the house, also furnished in period, original family furnishings, contains the family bedrooms, Rogers' study, and the family parlor/sunroom. Proposed closure Will Rogers State Historic Park was one of the 48 California state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction program. Gallery See also Backbone Trail System Santa Monica Mountains topics index Will Rogers State Beach References External links Official website Biographical museums in California California State Historic Parks Historic house museums in California History of Los Angeles County, California Houses in Los Angeles Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in California Literary museums in the United States Museums in Los Angeles National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles Open-air museums in California Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Parks in Los Angeles Regional parks in California Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles)