Hearst Castle

By Kneeland4

  • Purchase of Land

    George Hearst purchases 40,000 acres of land

  • Death of George Hearst

    George Hearst dies

  • Phoebe Hearst dies

    Phoebe Hearst dies leaving the land to her son

  • Randolph Hearst expands land

    Randolph Hearst expanded the land to 250,000 acres of land.

  • Julia Morgan.

    Randolph Asked Julia Morgan to build a house .

  • Building the house

    They had built 165 rooms ,127 acres of gardens and a pool.

  • Death of Randolph Hearst

    Randolph Hearst died

  • Hearst castle is donated

    Hearst castle is donated to Hearst’s company

  • Hearst castle opens

    Hearst castle is open to the public