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Hearst Castle California State Historical Monument Visitor Center, Hearst Castle in background. Click to enlarge.
Hearst Castle State Historical Monument San Simeon Visitor Center.(new window)


William Randolph Hearst Private Library. Click to enlarge.

Hearst Castle California State Historical Monument, study.
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Hearst Castle's outdoor Neptune Pool, Romanesque Outdoor Swimming Pool. Click to enlarge.
Hearst Castle's Neptune Pool; Romanesque Outdoor Swimming Pool. (new window)

Hearst Castle, San Simeon Photo Picture tour. Hearst Castle Hotel's Picture Gallery # 1, Hearst Castle, San Simeon California.
I am lucky in the fact that I personally have a lot of history at Hearst Castle Sate Historical monument. I am one of the people that has had the good fortune of being able to roam the Castle and property at will and have among other things swam in the pool. My high school graduating class of 1968 is the only school class ever allowed to have graduation ceremonies on the hill top at Hearst Castle San, San Simeon.
My mother, Dorotha Smith was one of the early employees of Hearst State Historical Monument and worked over 20 years there as Head Ticket Cashier. I had the privilege of working in the gardens under one on Hearst's own Head Gardeners, Norman Rotanzi.
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Many of the pictures in Gallery are early 1960's Hearst State Historical Monument classics taken by Robert Crawford, some at things Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument have changed but much is the same.
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Wide telephoto shot of Hurst Mansion and the Enchanted Hill I took on my vacation to the Central California Pacific Coast San Luis Obispo County.
Hearst Castle
San Simeon
Enchanted Hill		 Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Morro Bay and San Simeon: the Hurst Castle Mansion as you approach coming up the drive from San Simeon.
Hearst Monument
San Simeon
Enchanted Hill		 Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Luis Obispo County: The twin bell towers of Hurst Castle.
Enchanted Hill
San Simeon
Bell Towers		 Photograph from Hurst Castle; a close up shot of the top of one Hearst Castles' twin bell towers.
Hearst Castle
Bell Towers
Photograph from Hurst Mansion of one of the twin bell towers.
Hearst Monument
San Simeon
Bell Towers		 Photograph from Hurst Mansion of one of the Hurst guest houses, La Casa de Sol.
Hearst Mansion
San Simeon
La Casa de Sol		 Photograph from Hurst Castle of a statue of Neptune which stands in the eves of some of Hearst's imported Greek architecture with Greek Marble Columns which is in front of the outdoor Neptune Pool. This marble eve is part of the Greco-Roman facade made up of parts of several ancient buildings pieced together by Julia Morgan the famed Hearst architect which surrounds the outdoor Neptune Pool.
King Neptune at
Hearsts' Outdoor
Neptune Pool		 Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Simeon: An alabaster shaded outdoor lamp build by Hearst Mansion artists blends with the Outdoor Neptune Pool and the Greco-Roman facade made up of parts of several ancient buildings pieced together by Julia Morgan the famed Hearst architect which surrounds the outdoor Neptune Pool.
Hearst Mansion
San Simeon
Neptune Pool
Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Simeon: Hearst Mansion has no shortage of incredible views; this one of palm trees the Pacific Ocean and the Town of San Simeon in the distance is from Casa Del Mar, one of Hearst's guest houses it was also the first building constructed on La Questa Encantada, the Enchanted Hill. Hearst Castle
San Simeon
Ocean View		 Photograph from Hurst Castle the Assembly Room. The Assembly Room is the largest room in La Casa Grande which is the main building of Hearst Mansion. Featured in this photo is a magnificent Flemish Tapestry and beautiful statues of nude girls two marble and one ebony, a bust of Cesear and some fantastic large marble Roman medallions.
Hearst Castle
La Casa Grande
Assembly Room		 Photograph from Hurst Castle from the Assembly Room of Hurst Castle. Featured in this photo is a close shot of one of the magnificent Flemish Tapestry after designs of Peter Paul Rubens and Guilio Romano which hang in the Assembly Room of La Casa Grande.
Hearst Mansion
Assembly Room
Flemish Tapestry		 Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Simeon: A fireplace in the Doge's Suite which is in La Casa Grande, the main building of Hearst Mansion. There are over 40 fireplaces in the La Casa Grande alone.
Doge's Suite Fireplace
Photograph from Hurst Mansion the duplex bedroom apartments: Ornate carved wooden railing, ceiling and chandelier from the Duplex Apartments at Hearst Mansion.
Ornate Ceiling
Hearst Mansion
Duplex Apartment		 Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Simeon: The Gothic Study with its' beautiful painted Spanish ceilings and hand carved wooden arches is located on the third floor of La Casa Grande. It was from this Gothic study filled with fine bound books that William Randolph Hearst commanded his empire. Hearst Mansion
Gothic Study		 Photograph from Hurst Castle : A magnificent fireplace in the Gothic Suite which is on the third floor of La Casa Grande, the main building of Hearst Mansion. There are over 40 fireplaces in the La Casa Grande alone.Hearst Mansion
Gothic Study		 This photo shows fine crystal chandlers and a painting in the Gothic Study I believe that is of William Randolph Hearst. It was from this Gothic study filled with fine bound books that Hearst commanded his empire.
Gothic Study
Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon: The Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument Library; over 5,000 rare books and one of the best collections of ancient classic pottery, much of it Greek and Etruscan, are housed in the Castle Library.
Hearst Mansion
Library;
rare books, pottery		 Photograph from Hurst Castle : The Hearst Castle Morning Room; this is the fabulous fireplace in the Morning Room, one of over 40 fire places located in La Casa Grande.
Hearst Monument
Morning Room
Marble Fireplace		 Photograph from Hurst California State Monument of the moulding shop. Hearst Castle
San Simeon
Moulding Shop		 Picture of the interior of the old moulding shop from Hearst Castle San Simeon California State Historical Monument. Hearst Castle
Moulding Shop
Photo from my Central California Coast vacation to San Simeon: The New Wing; Guest Accommodations at Hearst Castle in New Wing Sitting Room.
Accommodations
in New Wing
Sitting Room		 Photograph from Hurst Castle of the marble statue of Pygmalion and Galatea; one of many marble statues by J. L. Gerome on display at Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument.
Marble Statue
Hearst Mansion
San Simeon CA		 Photograph from Hurst California State Historical Monument of a marble statue by the Indoor Roman Pool. The Byzantine inspired indoor Roman Pool building houses some of the most famous statues of antiquity copied in Carrara marble.
Marble Statue
Roman Pool		 Photo of the Indoor Swimming Pool, the Roman Pool at the Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument. The Byzantine inspired indoor Roman Pool building houses some of the most famous statues of antiquity copied in Carrara marble. Indoor
Swimming
Roman Pool 		Picture of a group of early employees from Hearst Castle San Simeon California State Historical Monument taken in 1961 when tours were 5 or 6 bucks. Among the employees is my Mother, Dorotha Smith, 4th from the left in the photograph.
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State Employees
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