Hearst Castle
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- Location
- San Luis Obispo County, United States
- Year
- 1919
- Typology
- House
- Materials
- Ceramic, Concrete, Earth, Marble, Metal cladding, Plaster, Timber
- Context
- Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture, Mediterranean Revival Architecture, Arts and Crafts
- Map
- Open location
Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada, is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947. Today, Hearst Castle is a museum open to the public as a California State Park and registered as a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark.
