Object Details
Former owner
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Architect
Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957
Landscape architect
Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957
Porter, Bruce, 1865-1953
Gardener
Hazzard, Hugh
Webb, Albert
Macklin, Fred
Chatfield, James
Keep, Nigel
Landscape architect
Dailey, Gardner A.
Plantsman
Dailey, Gardner A.
Landscape designer
Worn, Isabella
Horticulturist
Worn, Isabella
Construction superintendent
Rossi, Camille
Gardener
Rotanzi, Norman
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets; photocopies of articles and other information about the site; a copy of "Hearst Castle, The Official Pictorial Guide;" several postcards; and other items.
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General
Hearst Castle, also known as San Simeon and La Cuesta Encantada (the Enchanted Hill), was the country estate of William Randolph Hearst. Between 1919 and 1947 the collaboration between Hearst and architect/landscape architect Julia Morgan resulted in the Moorish-style castle, ancillary buildings, and formal gardens that today comprise the Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument. Located 35 miles north of San Luis Obispo along the coast in the Santa Lucia Mountains, the site's 127 acres of gardens and hardscaping feature a rose garden, specimen trees, flowering plants, and a creative use of sculpture, fountains, and terraces. The overall sense is of a Mediterranean garden tempered by 20th-century California sensibilities. In addition to the gardens in the vicinity of Hearst Castle itself, the larger site includes thousands of native and exotic trees planted along the two-mile roadway leading from Highway 1 up to the mansion area.
Persons associated with the garden include: William Randolph Hearst (former owner, 1919-1951); Julia Morgan (architect and landscape architect, 1919-1947); Bruce Porter (landscape architect, 1923); Hugh Hazzard (head gardener, 1921-1922); Albert Webb (head gardener, 1922-1925 and 1930); Fred Macklin (head gardener, 1925-1928); James Chatfield (head gardener, 1928-1930); Nigel Keep (orchardman and tree planter, 1922-late 1930s); Gardner A. Dailey (landscape architect and plantsman, 1920s); Isabella Worn (landscape designer and horticulturist, 1926-early 1930s); Camille Rossi (construction superintendent, 1922-1932); and Norman Rotanzi (head gardener, 1934-1992).
Place
Hearst Castle (San Simeon, California)
United States of America -- California -- San Luis Obispo County -- San Simeon
Topic
Gardens -- California -- San Simeon
Former owner
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Architect
Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957
Landscape architect
Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957
Porter, Bruce, 1865-1953
Gardener
Hazzard, Hugh
Webb, Albert
Macklin, Fred
Chatfield, James
Keep, Nigel
Landscape architect
Dailey, Gardner A.
Plantsman
Dailey, Gardner A.
Landscape designer
Worn, Isabella
Horticulturist
Worn, Isabella
Construction superintendent
Rossi, Camille
Gardener
Rotanzi, Norman
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Sponsor
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File CA120
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Nancy E. Loe, Hearst Castle: The Official Pictorial Guide (Santa Barbara, CA: Companion Press, 1993).
Garden has been featured in Merrill Folsom, Great American Mansions and Their Stories (New York: Hastings House, 1963), pp. 120-132.
Garden has been featured in Victoria Kastner, Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House (New York: H. N. Abrams, 2000), passim.
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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