Julia Morgan Papers

Text on drawing reads: 'House for Mr. W. R. Hearst, San Simeon, Calif.' Scale is 1/16 inch = 1 foot. Other elements of the drawing include a pebble-lined swan pool, and spaces for camels, antelopes, monkeys, birds, flamingos, an elephant, deer, giraffes, oryxes, and bears.

Drawing includes representations of the lobby, dressing rooms, club and assembly room (with open ceiling), platform stage, sun room, card room (with wood ceiling), and service area. The left side of the drawing includes small section through the low roofs and pergolas.

Drawing also includes a representation of the heater room.

Text on drawing reads: 'A club building for the Monday Club, San Luis Obispo, California.' Scale is 1/4 inch = 1 foot.

Section describes the interior of the building, facing the building's front entrance (double doors). The entrance is flanked by two placeholders for a fresco.

Design includes a detail of the platform awning and posts; the proscenium opening; the stage; and beams, joists, and anchors.

Elevation viewed from Monterey Street.

Text on back: 'Miss Julia Morgan MONTOLIVE March 1931. West portal of church as Mr. Hearst had made it clear that he was not interested in Renaissance architecture this portal was not included in the original price. I imagine it could be bought quite cheap; this is a matter to be decided. The quality is very fine'

North-facing elevation, including basement floor, and notations about materials to be used (wood, tile, plaster, timber).

West-facing elevation (the rear of the building).

In front of the recreation wing there is a crane and a pile of sand, which are being used during construction.

Full view of Casa Grande facade during construction. Scaffolding is visible in the top part of the photograph.

Plants and trees surround the driveway approach to Casa Grande. The main entrance is being built and this picture is an angled, off centered depiction of the construction. There is visible construction occurring towards the second story of the building in the background.   

A large crane is operating above the pool, and a few construction workers are standing beside the pool. Scaffolding surrounds the construction site, including a scaffolded bridge across the expanse of the pool, which a worker is walking across.

A Spanish tile roof, and the side of an exterior wall with elaborate moulding, are in the foreground in front of the bell tower.

The architectural element features engraved designs, and seems to have been removed from a large portion of a wall. There are cracks and large chunks of rock missing from the top of the architectural element. The man seated next to it is wearing a suit.

Residential building at the bottom of the hill where Hearst Castle is located. The location is between Highway 1 and the coastline, overlooking the beach directly below Hearst Castle. The building consist of a series of gabled roofs, with a cylindrical structural feature as the entrance. Many plants are surround the building.