Hearst San Simeon Estate - San Simeon, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Hearst Castle was the palatial estate of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It is located near San Simeon, California, on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Donated by the Hearst Corporation to the state of California in 1957, it is now a State Historical Monument and a National Historic Landmark, open for public tours. Hearst formally named the estate 'La Cuesta Encantada' ('The Enchanted Hill').

The coordinates point to where the California Historical Marker plaque is currently located.

Street address: 750 Hearst Castle Road San Simeon, CA United States 93452 County / Borough / Parish: San Luis Obispo Year listed: 1972 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current function: Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2006 To: 12/31/2006 Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 4:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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