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Hearst Castle<br />
By: Kathy Manney / Around Our World<br />
Tucked along California’s Santa Lucia<br />
Mountains sits a large estate ringed by oak<br />
and rolling grassland. Vast swaths of undeveloped<br />
country suggests space; cattle graze across sunbleached<br />
hillsides, and beyond is the piercing blue Pacific Ocean. This<br />
is the Hearst property.<br />
The dwelling, known as Hearst Castle, is haunted with history.<br />
Construction began in <strong>19</strong><strong>19</strong> and continued for more than twenty years.<br />
Only the finest materials were used. The assembled artwork and<br />
tapestries are rare original works that are occasionally loaned to<br />
museums. Much of the<br />
hand carved furniture<br />
was imported from<br />
around the world and<br />
were antique when<br />
purchased.<br />
Decades before<br />
municipalities began<br />
installing underground<br />
electric lines William<br />
Hearst designed this<br />
method to avoid having<br />
power lines distract his<br />
view. His kitchen was<br />
fitted with compressor driven refrigerators in an era when most people<br />
were fortunate to own an ice box.<br />
Hearst installed four refrigerators - one held food for guests, one for<br />
staff and two for the family. Fruit and produce grown on the grounds<br />
that was not used in the main house was given to staff and to families in<br />
the nearby community of San Simeon. This tradition continues.<br />
The Hearst guest list included politicians such as Winston Churchill<br />
and Hollywood movie stars like Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Humphrey<br />
Bogart and Bing Crosby. With his longtime companion Marion Davies<br />
acting as hostess, Hearst entertained often.<br />
Once completed, the cost to maintain the Hearst estate has been<br />
estimated at $5,000.00 a day. This was not a problem since his<br />
publishing empire was earning $50,000.00 a day.<br />
William Randolph Hearst had five sons and left the bulk of his estate<br />
to them, though he provided an income for Marion Davies. The Hearst<br />
Family deeded 100-acres and the mansion to the State of California.<br />
The more than 3,000-acres remaining are still owned by the Hearst<br />
Family. The cattle raised on the ranch property are sold to Ruth Chris<br />
Steak House. The zebras and other zoo animals on the grounds are also<br />
maintained by the family.<br />
The community of San Simeon has a natural, spectacular beauty<br />
and Hearst Castle, its magnificent jewel is open daily to the public as a<br />
museum.<br />
Kathy Manney enjoys visiting interesting places and being an<br />
Adventure Diva. Her “Must See” travel journeys continue - always<br />
with enthusiasm.
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