Building his own home on his own land is a classic “guy” dream. However, Mark Ward took it to an impressive extreme. Born and raised in Turlock, Calif., he made many trips to Nevada City to visit his sister and brother-in-law. He soon became smitten with this area and decided to purchase five acres off Red Dog, where he could design and build his own bachelor pad. Inspired by Empire Mine’s impressive Bourn Cottage, Mark opted for an English-style cottage. After extensive research, he decided to modify plans he’d seen in a book. Now this sounds ambitious. However, Mark’s a …