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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.
In 1953 the State of California acquired the Avila Adobe as part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park. Mrs. Sterling remained in the house until her death in 1963. The 1971 Sylmar earthquake caused major damage to the adobe, and the house was closed to tours until a $120,000 and five-year restoration could be completed. A new ...
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.
The mansion changed ownership again when Myrtie remarried, to William Langdon, in 1908. In total, the McHenry mansion was continuously occupied by members of the McHenry family for 36 years, spanning three generations from 1883 to 1919. [3] Subsequently, the mansion became the Elmwood Sanitarium in 1919, then the Langdon Apartments in 1923.
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]
Originally the home of the Hayes family, the mansion is regarded as one of the best examples of late 19th-century Mission Revival architecture in the Santa Clara Valley. [4] It is a California Historical Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Carolands Chateau is a 46,050-square-foot (4,278 m 2), [20] 4.5 floor, 98 room mansion on 5.83 acres (2.36 ha) in Hillsborough, California, United States.An example of American Renaissance and Beaux-Arts design, the building is a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.