Julia Morgan Papers

Papers, 1835-1958 (bulk 1896-1945), contain architectural drawings and plans, office records, photographs, correspondence, project files, student work, family correspondence, and personal papers from the estate of California architect Julia Morgan, who practiced in San Francisco during the first half of the twentieth century. Includes architectural documents regarding William Randolph Hearst and the world-renowned Hearst Castle. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9s2030pj

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Neptune Pool
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-05-10
Date Created
1936 to 1945
Description

Roman Temple adjacent to Pool. Installed as part of third version of the Neptune Pool.

Neptune Pool
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-05-11
Date Created
1936 to 1945
Description

Third version of the Neptune Pool completed. Looking from esplanade west over the pool area.

Roman Temple
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-05-12
Date Created
1936 to 1945
Description

Roman Temple alongside third version of the Neptune Pool.

Neptune Pool
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-05-13
Date Created
1936 to 1945
Description

Third version of the Neptune Pool viewed from above.

Neptune Pool
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-05-15
Date Created
1936 to 1945
Description

View of third version of Neptune Pool and basin from north alcove.

Construction Crew
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-04-10
Date Created
1920 to 1929
Description

Construction crew traveling uphill to San Simeon Hilltop.

Balustrade in Workshop
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-10-07
Date Created
1920 to 1929
Description

Artisans' cast stone and ironwork balustrade in San Simeon's mold shop.

Casa Grande Construction
Local Identifier
010-5-h-64-08-03
Date Created
1920 to 1929
Description

Casa Grande (Main House) under construction, west facade.

Balustrade Detail
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-08-06
Date Created
1920 to 1929
Description

Detail of balustrade placed at base of stairwell adjacent to West Terrace.

Guest House C Construction
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-11-19
Date Created
1921 (year uncertain)
Description

Casa del Sol (House C) front entry and bedroom towers under construction and esplanade.

Naissance de Venus Sculpture
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-06-08
Date Created
1930 (year uncertain)
Description

Rendering of Naissance de Venus (Birth of Venus) sculpture group by Charles Cassou and Neptune Pool cascade.

Naissance de Venus Sculpture Group
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-06-12
Date Created
1930 (year uncertain)
Description

Naissance de Venus (Birth of Venus) sculpture group by Charles Cassou. Found in the third version of the Neptune Pool.

San Simeon Hilltop Construction
Local Identifier
010-5-h-64-08-04
Date Created
1926 to 1940
Description

Casa Grande (Main House) under construction in the background. Casa del Mar (House A) on the left.

Vestibule, Doge's Suite
Local Identifier
010-5-h-69-07-01
Date Created
1926 to 1945
Description

Vestibule in the Doge's Suite in Casa Grande (Main House) with intricate gateway and a niche housing a statue.

Bedroom, Doge's Suite
Local Identifier
010-5-h-69-07-02
Date Created
1926 to 1945
Description

Interior of bedroom in the Doge's Suite in Casa Grande (Main House).

South Bedroom, Gothic Suite
Local Identifier
010-5-h-70-02-05
Date Created
1926 to 1945
Description

Interior view of the South Gothic bedroom in Casa Grande (Main House). Bedroom features a 14th century Spanish Gothic ceiling from Teruel, Spain. This became W.R. Hearst's bedroom in 1927, when he and Marion Davies moved into the Gothic Suite from Casa del Mar (House A).

Neptune Pool
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-07-10
Date Created
1926 (year uncertain)
Description

Second version of Neptune Pool. Taken from the pool deck looking toward Casa Grande (Main House).

Second Version of Neptune Pool
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-07-16
Date Created
1926 (year uncertain)
Description

Second version of Neptune Pool drained and under construction. Looking northeast.

Neptune Pool
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-07-12
Date Created
1926 to 1928
Description

Cascade in second version of the Neptune Pool, before the dressing rooms and Neptune Terrace were built.

Neptune Pool Construction
Local Identifier
010-5-h-71-07-11
Date Created
1926 to 1934
Description

Second version of the Neptune Pool. View from top of the cascade, looking west over the pool.

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