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California's First Theatre: Monterey: 1846–47 Theatre: Oldest theatre in California. Built as a tavern in 1846–47. Converted to a theatre in 1850. First Brick House: Monterey: 1847 Residence First brick building constructed in California. [119] Nash-Patton Adobe: Sonoma: 1847 Residence [120] [121] Officers’ Club: San Francisco: 1847 ...
In May 1947, Hearst's health compelled him and Marion Davies to leave the castle for the last time. He died in Los Angeles in 1951. Morgan died in 1957. The following year, the Hearst family gave the castle and many of its contents to the State of California and the mansion was opened to the public in June 1958.
Wattles Mansion in 1913. The Wattles Mansion, formally known as Jualita, is a former estate in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California.The mansion is a Mission Revival style mansion built in the estate in 1907 for wealthy Omaha banker Gurdon Wattles as his winter home; the estate contains a complex of gardens.
The Beverly Estate is a property built in 1926 [1] [2] at 1011 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California. [3]The estate was designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann for banker Milton Getz [4] and was the residence of actress Marion Davies and her partner William Randolph Hearst after his infirmity forced them to leave San Simeon. [5]
Pickfair is a mansion and estate in the city of Beverly Hills, California. The original Pickfair was an 18-acre (7.3 ha) estate [1] designed by architect Horatio Cogswell for attorney Lee Allen Phillips of Berkeley Square as a country home. Phillips sold the property to actor Douglas Fairbanks in 1918. [2]
Wolf House was a 26-room mansion in Glen Ellen, California, built by novelist Jack London and his wife Charmian London.The house burned on August 22, 1913, shortly before the Londons were planning to move in. [3] Stone ruins of the never-occupied home still stand, and are part of Jack London State Historic Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963.
When he came to the United States, he first worked for the Chicago Tribune when he met William Rand. Together they formed the company that bears their names. In 1880, McNally took his fortune and family and moved west [2] They lived for a time in Pasadena, California before building their mansion in Altadena in 1887. The mansion was located on ...
Julia Morgan (January 20, 1872 – February 2, 1957) was an American architect and engineer. [1] [2] She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career. [3]