Just a few pictures from our tour of the Hearst Ranch. Hearst referred to it as "the ranch in San Simeon." Hearst is still a working ranch and has been since 1865. To fulfill Hearst's dream for the site, he hired California Architect Julia Morgan.She designed the Mediterranean Revival Style Estate over twenty-eight years, from 1919-1947. The Neptune pool ranges in depth from three feet to ten feet. It holds 345,000 gallons of water. It was heated year-round to the mid-70's. and is still filtered using a sand filtering system. Stairs lead up to the bath house, containing seventeen dressing rooms. On the rooftop Neptune Terrace you have an expansive view of the 250,000-acre ranch W.R. Hearst owned. There are Tennis courts, guest cottages and on and on.
That's a place I've always wanted to go. Hope there weren't too many stairs :)
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