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77-573: Morgan was the first woman to be admitted to the architecture program at l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the first woman architect licensed in California. She designed many edifices for institutions serving women and girls, including a number of buildings for the Young Women's Christian Association ( YWCA ) and Mills College . In many of her structures, Morgan pioneered

154-775: A 2012 play in which Taylor imagines a plausible life story for Morgan. My buildings will be my legacy... they will speak for me long after I'm gone. — Julia Morgan Julia Morgan died on February 2, 1957, in San Francisco, California, at age 85. Her body was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in the hills of Oakland, California. In 1995, the Julia Morgan Ballroom at the Merchants Exchange Building in San Francisco, where she had her office from 1907 to 1950,

231-911: A Craftsman building is still standing, as is the 1926 Hollywood Studio Club YWCA. Morgan's Riverside YWCA from 1929 still stands, but as the Riverside Art Museum . Her 1925 Long Beach Italian Renaissance branch has been demolished. The "gorgeous" Pasadena YWCA is being acquired by the City for restoration and public use after several decades of decay. Morgan also designed YWCA buildings in Northern California , including those in Oakland and in San Francisco's Chinatown . The YWCA building in San Francisco reflects her understanding of traditional Chinese architecture . The building

308-605: A chapter of the YWCA during her time as an undergraduate student which made it possible for women to use the gymnasium. She graduated in 1894 as the first woman with a B.S. degree in civil engineering at Berkeley with honors. After her graduation, Morgan became a member of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae , now the American Association of University Women . One of the engineering lecturers of her senior year

385-624: A comprehensive town plan for the company town of Brookings, Oregon , a clubhouse at the Bohemian Grove , and many of the buildings on the campus of Principia College in Elsah, Illinois . A lifetime fascination with drama and the theater can be seen in much of Maybeck's work. In his spare time, he was known to create costumes, and also designed sets for the amateur productions at the Hillside Club. Bernard Maybeck died in 1957 and

462-604: A ladies' restaurant in London. The World YWCA was founded in 1894, with USA, Great Britain, Norway and Sweden as its founding mothers. The first world conference of the YWCA was held in 1898 in London, with 326 participants from 77 countries from around the world. In the beginning of the 20th century, a shift began within the YWCA. While industrialization had been a founding concern of the association, it had sought primarily to evangelise, and to protect women morally and socially from

539-469: A number of firm beliefs in how civilization and the land should relate to each other. Two overriding principles would be: 1) the primacy of the landscape - geology, flora and fauna were not to be subdued by architecture so much as enhanced by architecture 2) roads should pattern the existing grade and not be an imposition upon it. There were other principles he would elucidate, such as a shared public landscape, but these were key, and helped Berkeley evolve into

616-614: A palatial theater. This earned her a certificate in architecture, making her the first woman to receive one from the school; she did so in three years, although the usual time of completion was five years (that was how long Maybeck took, for example). She stayed in Paris long enough to collaborate with Chaussemiche on a project for Harriet Fearing, an ex–New Yorker who contracted for a "grand salon" design for her residence in Fontainebleau . Upon her return from Paris, Morgan began working for San Francisco architect John Galen Howard , who

693-511: A paradigm for hillside living that was organic and unique. Maybeck's visions for communities in the East Bay were also a conscientious counterpoint to across the bay where in San Francisco city planning was much more conventional, forced, and regimented into expansive grids of streets. Its grids, imposed in places on very steep grades, resulted in extremely steep streets, sidewalks and urban transitions, some almost comically so. He also developed

770-651: A resolutely Anglocentric lens through which the association viewed the world. In 1930, however, the World YWCA headquarters were moved to Geneva, Switzerland, the same city as the newly formed League of Nations . This was symbolic of the drive to become a more diverse association, and also to co-operate fully with other organizations in Geneva (such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and

847-541: A strong focus on providing a clean and properly supervised living space for working girls. YWCA Australia dates back to 1880, when the first YWCA in the country was established in Sydney to help migrant women. In North America, YWCA has a presence in the United States and Canada. YWCA USA was founded in 1858 and today has over 200 member associations, serving over 2 million women, girls, and their families. YWCA USA

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924-501: A tight budget. This experience gave her a concrete understanding of how to handle money efficiently, which helped make her a successful businesswoman after she opened her own practice, and helped her to focus on keeping her projects within her client's budgets. One of the few public awards she accepted was the University of California, Berkeley, honorary Doctor of Laws degree, its highest award, conferred upon her on May 15, 1929, with

1001-586: A wealthy family, did not succeed in any of his business ventures, so the family relied heavily on the Parmelee fortune. In 1865, Charles had his first venture in California when he bought land in Santa Paula to unsuccessfully drill for oil. He later cofounded the Shasta Iron Company, which was dissolved in 1875 after limited income. In mid-1878, Eliza took the children to New York to live near

1078-562: A year brought her a national reputation as "a superb engineer, an innovative designer and architect, and a dedicated professional." The marked increase in commissions following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake brought her financial success. ”My work here [Fairmont Hotel] has all been structural.” —Julia Morgan (1907) Greatly impressed by her work on the Fairmont, Phoebe Hearst recommended Morgan for several large construction projects, including Asilomar . Her son, William Randolph Hearst ,

1155-487: A year of work experience building with Maybeck, then traveled to Paris in 1896 to prepare for the Beaux-Arts entrance exam. The school had never before allowed a woman to study architecture, but in 1897, it opened its entry process to women applicants, largely because of pressure from a union of French women artists, whom Morgan characterized as " bohemians. " In her time at the Beaux-Arts, Morgan interacted with members of

1232-606: Is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland , and the nonprofit is headquartered in Washington, DC. The YWCA is independent of the YMCA , but a few local and national YMCA and YWCA associations have merged into YM/YWCAs or YMCA-YWCAs and belong to both organizations, while providing

1309-404: Is a woman." She saved her money and made plans to work on her own, accepting important side projects. In 1904, Morgan was the first woman to obtain an architecture license in California. While living at the old family home in Oakland, she opened her own office in San Francisco, where the staff knew her as 'J.M.' After her first office was destroyed by the 1906 fire, she opened her office in 1907 on

1386-433: Is also a member of Accountable Now , ACT Alliance , and has consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). World YWCA works in partnership with a number of ecumenical players ( World Council of Churches , Lutheran World Federation , etc.) and a number of international institutional and government donors. Bernard Maybeck Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February 7, 1862 – October 3, 1957)

1463-614: Is involved and is a part of the Big Six Alliance of Youth Organisations ( World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations , World Young Women's Christian Association, World Organization of the Scout Movement , World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts , and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation). It

1540-583: Is located at the southwest corner of Broadway and 11th Streets on a city block in Downtown Los Angeles , awaiting adaptive reuse. In 1919, Hearst selected Morgan as the architect for La Cuesta Encantada, better known as Hearst Castle , which was built atop the family campsite overlooking San Simeon Harbor. Morgan employed tiles , designing many of them herself, from California Faience . The project proved to be her largest and most complex, as Hearst's vision for his estate grew ever grander over

1617-752: Is now the Berkeley Playhouse. Other projects include the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland; the nearby brick multi-use building at 4021 Piedmont Avenue ; the sanctuary of Ocean Avenue Presbyterian Church at 32 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco (where Mission Bay Community Church also meets); and the large Berkeley City Club adjacent to University of California. She designed the World War I YWCA Hostess House in Palo Alto , built in 1918 and later to become

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1694-845: Is one of the largest provider of domestic violence programs and shelters in the United States. YWCA Canada dates back to 1870. Today, YWCA Canada has over 30 member associations, serving 1 million women, girls, and their families. YWCA USA is headquartered in Washington, DC . Previously its headquarters were in the Empire State Building in New York City . National YWCAs in the Caribbean region include Barbados, Grenada, Haiti, and Trinidad & Tobago. YWCAs of Latina America include Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, and Suriname. The World YWCA

1771-723: Is owned and operated by the Ladies Protection and Relief Society , one of California’s first philanthropic organizations, established in 1853. Among her earliest works was the North Star House in Grass Valley, California , commissioned in 1904-5 by mining engineer Arthur De Wint Foote and his wife, the author and illustrator Mary Hallock Foote . She considered St. John's Presbyterian Church , in Berkeley, California , her finest Craftsman-style building. It

1848-587: The American Institute of Architects highest award, the AIA Gold Medal , posthumously in 2014. Morgan, the daughter of Charles Bill Morgan and Eliza Woodland Parmelee Morgan, was born on January 20, 1872, the second of five children. Her mother, Eliza, grew up as the indulged daughter of Albert O. Parmelee, a cotton trader and millionaire who financially supported the couple when they moved to San Francisco. Two years after their daughter's birth,

1925-801: The California Hall of Fame , located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts . The induction ceremony took place on December 15 and her great-niece accepted the honor in her place. Julia Morgan was the 2014 recipient (posthumous) of the AIA Gold Medal , the highest award of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). She was the first female architect to receive this honor. 46. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (2024, January 29). Julia Morgan. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julia-Morgan YWCA The Young Women's Christian Association ( YWCA )

2002-683: The Carmel-by-the-Sea city limits. The other is the "Dr. Emma W. Pope House" at 2981 Franciscan Way, on a hillside overlooking the Carmel Mission . It was built in 1940, in the Minimal Traditional architectural style for Dr. Emma Whitman Pope, who was a friend from Morgan's undergraduate years at the UC Berkeley. Although Morgan was highly respected as an architect, not much is known about her personal life. She

2079-629: The Crimean War . The home addressed the needs of single women arriving from rural areas to join the industrial workforce in London, by offering housing, education and support with a "warm Christian atmosphere". Kinnaird's organisation merged with the Prayer Union started by evangelist Emma Robarts in 1877. The Australian YWCA was formed in 1880 when Mary Jane Barker organised the initial meeting in Sydney. Ann Alison Goodlet became its first President. Goodlet served until 1903. In 1884,

2156-663: The Harrison Memorial Library in Carmel in a Spanish Eclectic style. In his long-time home city of Berkeley, the 1910 First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley is designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered one of his masterpieces. In 1914 he oversaw the building of the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley. On flatter sites such as the city of San Francisco, the campus of

2233-489: The Union des femmes peintres et sculpteurs , a group focused on advancing women in art. Morgan met with these women and was exposed to their feminist views; they discussed how to increase the influence of women in professional careers. In principle, the school admitted the top 30 candidates. It took Morgan three tries to get in: on the first try, she placed too low, while on her second try, in 1898, although she placed well into

2310-703: The University of California, Berkeley , and the Loch Lin General Plan for Principia College in Illinois, his proposals were guided by more formal Beaux Arts planning principles. One of Maybeck's most interesting office buildings is the home of the Family Service Agency of San Francisco at 1010 Gough Street, from 1928, which is on the city's Historic Building Register. Some of his larger residential projects, particularly those in

2387-532: The YMCA ). In several countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, YWCAs were suppressed and disbanded. Throughout occupied Europe, however, women worked to construct support systems for their neighbors and refugees. Shortly after the end of the war, the YWCA worked to fortify the bonds of women throughout the world by holding the first World Council meeting in nearly a decade in Hangzhou in 1947. This

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2464-476: The 13th floor of the Merchants Exchange Building , 465 California Street , in the heart of San Francisco's financial district , where she worked for the rest of her career. In 1907 she partnered with Ira Hoover, former draftsman of Howard. As a firm named Morgan and Hoover, the two worked together until 1910. Morgan reestablished an individual private practice in late 1910. In April 1904, Julia Morgan completed her first reinforced concrete structure, El Campanil,

2541-449: The 72-foot bell tower at Mills College , which is located across the bay from San Francisco. Two years later, El Campanil survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake unscathed, which helped build her reputation and launch her career. Throughout her career, Julia Morgan was said to have completed approximately 800 buildings, most of which are located in California. The devastation of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 provided her with

2618-469: The Berkeley hills such as La Loma Park , have been compared to the ultimate bungalows of the architects Greene and Greene . Maybeck had many ideas about town planning that he elaborated throughout his career. As a citizen of Berkeley from the 1890s, he was intimately involved in the Hillside Club . His associations and work there helped evolve ideas about hillside communities. Maybeck developed

2695-674: The Mission Style California Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and was one of the designers of the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church , which included the first Mission Style chair. me=nris/> For the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition , he designed the domed Palace of Fine Arts and also the "House of Hoo Hoo", a "lumberman's lodge" made of rough-barked tree trunks. The Palace of Fine Arts

2772-678: The Morgans moved to a home they had built in the suburb of Oakland . Though the Morgans resided on the West Coast, Eliza still kept close ties with her family. Upon the birth of each Morgan child, the Parmelees sent funds for the family to travel by the transcontinental railroad so that the infant could be christened in the traditional Parmelee family church in New York. Charles Morgan, a mining engineer from New England who had married into

2849-474: The Parmelees for a year while Charles worked in San Francisco. In New York, Julia met her older cousin Lucy Thornton, who was married to successful architect Pierre LeBrun . After returning to Oakland, Julia kept in contact with Le Brun; he encouraged her to pursue a higher education. In New York, Julia had been sick with scarlet fever and was kept in bed for a few weeks. As a result of this illness, she

2926-460: The UC Berkeley campus under John Galen Howard, but the Sather Tower was not her design. Despite being chosen by Mills to design El Campanil and her academic credentials, coworkers like Bernard Ransome, son of Ernest Ransome , did not trust in her abilities as a true concrete expert. Ransome's undermining of Morgan's ability led to less trust in her work and praise veiled in gendered rhetoric at

3003-563: The World YWCA and the World Alliance of YMCAs have issued a joint call to prayer during the Week of Prayer and World Fellowship. During this week, the two movements pray and act together on a particular theme in solidarity with members and partners around the world. The week-long event is a Bible study based on that year's theme. In 1948, World YWCA's Observance Day was born, to help each member see how she could act locally in relation to

3080-592: The YWCA began when Phoebe Apperson Hearst recommended her for the organization's Asilomar summer conference center, a project she began in 1913. The Asilomar Conference Center , no longer YWCA but state-run, is still in Pacific Grove near Monterey, California . Morgan also designed YWCAs in California, Utah, Arizona, and Hawaii. Five of the Southern California YWCA buildings were designed by Morgan. The 1918 Harbor Area YWCA (San Pedro, CA) in

3157-512: The YWCA was restructured. Until then, London had had almost a separate organisation, but there was now one YWCA organisation. Beneath this there were separate staffs and Presidents for London, England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, "Foreign" and Colonial and Missionary. This organisation distributed Christian texts and literature, but it also interviewed young women in an effort to improve living conditions. In 1884, they were working amongst Scottish fisherwomen, publishing their own magazine and operating

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3234-580: The Young Women's Christian Association in Singapore in 1875. National YWCAs in the Pacific region include New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Samoa. In 1878, Dunedin activists established the first YWCA in the southern hemisphere. The YWCA branch in Christchurch was established in 1883 to support visitations to the sick; and, in 1885 Auckland 's chapter started up with

3311-461: The aesthetic use of reinforced concrete , a material that proved to have superior seismic performance in the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes. She embraced the Arts and Crafts Movement and used various producers of California pottery to adorn her buildings. She sought to reconcile classical and Craftsman , scholarship and innovation, formalism and whimsy. Julia Morgan was the first woman to receive

3388-479: The career of a female architect and because Morgan, who was early in her career, charged less than her male counterparts. Morgan designed six buildings for the Mills campus, including El Campanil, believed to be the first bell tower on a United States college campus. (El Campanil should not be confused with The Campanile , a nickname for Sather Tower , the bell tower of nearby UC Berkeley.) Morgan helped draft parts of

3465-470: The consequences of urban life. But the emerging socialist movement began to affect these objectives. The first sign of this was during the 1910 World YWCA conference in Berlin , when a resolution was passed against considerable opposition, requiring the association to study social and industrial problems, and to educate working women about the "social measures and legislation enacted in their behalf." Over time

3542-714: The decades of planning and construction. The project included The Hacienda , a residence–private guest house complex built in hybrid Mission Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival (working with Hispanic experts Mildred Stapley and Arthur Byne), and Moorish Revival styles. It was located a day's horseback ride inland from Hearst Castle, next to the Mission San Antonio de Padua near Jolon, California . Her work on 'the Castle' and San Simeon Ranch continued until 1947, ended only by Hearst's declining health. Morgan became William Randolph Hearst's principal architect, producing

3619-621: The designs for dozens of buildings, such as Phoebe Apperson Hearst's Wyntoon , which he inherited. The estate includes a castle and "Bavarian village" of four villas, all on 50,000 acres (202 km) of forest reserve that includes the McCloud River near Mount Shasta in Northern California. She also did studio and site work for the uncompleted Babicora , Hearst's 1,625,000-acre (6,580 km) Chihuahua, Mexico , cattle rancho and retreat. Julia Morgan's affiliation with

3696-406: The entire movement, including policy, constitution, strategic direction, and budgets. During the World Council meetings, 20 women are elected to serve on the World Board, representing various member associations affiliated with the global YWCA movement. The YWCA history dates back to 1855, when the philanthropist Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird founded the North London Home for nurses travelling to or from

3773-467: The following personal tribute: “distinguished alumna of the University of California, artist and engineer; designer of simple dwellings and of stately homes, of great buildings nobly planned to further the centralized activities of her fellow citizens; architect in whose works harmony and admirable proportions bring pleasure to the eye and peace to the mind.” Intrigued with the gaps in Julia Morgan's life story, Belinda Taylor, wrote Becoming Julia Morgan ,

3850-519: The issues of refugees , health, HIV and AIDS , literacy , the human rights of women and girls , the advancement of women and the eradication of poverty ; mutual service, sustainable development and the environment; education and youth, peace and disarmament, and young women's leadership. These issues continue to play an integral role in the World YWCA movement. Each year during the third week of October, YWCAs worldwide focus on raising awareness to end violence against women and girls. Starting in 1904,

3927-402: The local level and belong to their country's national YWCA body as part of a federated, membership-based model. The European YWCA includes national YWCAs in Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, Norway, Romania, and more. The European YWCA is a regional legally registered body, serving as an umbrella organization for the national YWCAs around the European continent. YWCA Scotland works under

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4004-433: The name The Young Women's Movement . The YWCAs of the Middle East region are in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine. There are over 20 national YWCAs serving communities across the Africa region, including in Burkina Faso, Malawi, South Africa, and Togo. YWCA has a presence in a number of countries in Asia, including Bangladesh, China, India, Korea, Nepal, Taiwan, Philippines and Thailand. Sophia Cooke established of

4081-532: The next two decades. Morgan also designed the Margaret Carnegie Library (1906), named after Andrew Carnegie 's daughter, and the Ming Quong Home for Chinese girls , built in 1924 and purchased for Mills in 1936. It was eventually renamed Alderwood Hall, before becoming the Julia Morgan School for Girls in 2004 (independent of the College). Morgan designed the Mills College Student Union in 1916. Morgan's Kapiolani Cottage has served as an infirmary, faculty housing, and administration offices. Morgan also designed

4158-415: The opportunity to design numerous homes, churches, offices, and educational facilities. An important project was the redesign of the landmark Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco after its interior was severely damaged by fire after the earthquake of 1906. She was chosen because of her then-rare knowledge of earthquake-resistant , reinforced concrete construction. Her work on restoring the Fairmont in less than

4235-399: The original gymnasium and pool, since replaced by the Tea Shop and Suzanne Adams Plaza, the first reinforced concrete structure on the west coast. From 1922 to 1925, Julia Morgan was enlisted to design a nursing home to house elderly women in San Francisco. Today the building is home to Heritage on the Marina , San Francisco’s premier Life Plan Community. The beautiful Julia Morgan building

4312-448: The programs from each (an example being Sweden, which did so in 1966 ). The World Board serves as the governing body of the World YWCA, comprising representatives from all regions of the global YWCA movement. It oversees the organization's operations and activities. On the other hand, the World Council acts as the legislative authority and governing body of the World YWCA. It convenes every four years to make significant decisions affecting

4389-512: The site of the MacArthur Park Restaurant Some of her residential projects, most of them located in the San Francisco Bay Area , are ultimate bungalows . The style is often associated with the work of Greene and Greene and some of Morgan's other contemporaries and teachers. The buildings represent the Arts and Crafts Movement and the American Craftsman style of architecture. Several houses are on San Francisco's Russian Hill . She lived further west in SF. One of Morgan’s first residential project

4466-521: The theme for the year. Some chosen themes for the Observance Day have been: My Faith and My Work, My Place in the World, My Contribution to World Peace, I Confront a Changing World, Toward One World and My Task in Family Life Today. In 1972, the event name was changed to World YWCA Day, and the date of celebration for World YWCA Day became April 24. YWCA has a presence in over 100 countries, and includes national and regional entities in eight global regions. Many regional YWCAs operate as independent entities at

4543-444: The time. For example, a speaker at the dedication ceremony praised El Campanil for being "reared by the genius of a woman's brain." Morgan's reputation grew when the tower was unscathed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . The bells in the tower "were cast for the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago-1893), and given to Mills by a trustee". This success led to Morgan becoming the unofficial principal architect for Mills College for

4620-484: The top 30, the examiners "arbitrarily lowered" her marks. After more than a year of further study, tutored by François-Benjamin Chaussemiche , a winner of the Prix de Rome , she finally passed the entrance exams in the Architecture Program, placing 13th out of 376 applicants, and was duly admitted. However, she could study only until her 30th birthday, as the school prohibited older scholars. In early 1902, as her birthday approached, Morgan submitted an outstanding design for

4697-455: The well-organised activists were able to take control of the YWCA, discard its original purposes, and employ it as part of their own movement. By 1920 the process was complete, and the YWCA became a largely secular organisation in all but name, with ties to Social Gospel groups. Until 1930, the headquarters of the World YWCA were in London. The executive committee was entirely British, with an American General Secretary. This policy resulted in

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4774-444: The École des Beaux Arts. After that she mostly avoided interviews and only agreed to articles that focused on her work to advance her reputation. She worked tirelessly on minimal sleep and food. Morgan was very independent. During her transition to Paris she had a fund given to her by her parents for all of her first-year expenses. Even when her funds ran out, she never asked her family for any extra money, but instead learned to live on

4851-490: Was Bernard Maybeck , an architect who designed buildings that Morgan admired for their respect for the surrounding topography and environment. Maybeck mentored Morgan, along with her classmates Arthur Brown, Jr. , Edward H. Bennett and Lewis P. Hobart , in architecture at his Berkeley home. He encouraged Morgan to continue her studies at the prestigious École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he had distinguished himself. After graduating in 1894, Morgan gained

4928-427: Was an American architect in the Arts and Crafts Movement of the early 20th century. He worked primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area , designing public buildings, including the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco , and also private houses, especially in Berkeley , where he lived and taught at the University of California . A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Maybeck

5005-421: Was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects . Maybeck was equally comfortable producing works in the American Craftsman , Mission Revival , Gothic revival , Arts and Crafts , and Beaux-Arts styles, believing that each architectural problem required development of an entirely new solution. While working in the office of A. Page Brown in San Francisco, Maybeck probably contributed to

5082-418: Was born in New York City, the son of a German immigrant and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. He moved to Berkeley, California , in 1892. He taught engineering drawing and architectural design at the University of California, Berkeley from 1894 to 1903, and acted as a mentor for a number of other important California architects, including Julia Morgan and William Wurster . In 1951, he

5159-570: Was dedicated to her education and a professional career in architecture. She enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley , where she studied Engineering, as there was no architectural program. At the university, she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and was often the only woman in her math, science, and engineering courses. She attended Berkeley during a time of growth for women's involvement which took place between 1889 and 1891, when women were founding clubs and gaining access to new spaces and extracurriculars. Morgan helped to create

5236-470: Was likewise greatly impressed and, after his mother's death, retained Morgan to design what would become the biggest and most famous project of her career, Hearst Castle . Julia Morgan’s involvement with the Hearst family continued for three generations. Her first project was commissioned by the family in 1902, when she returned from the Ecole. Her first commission by the family was Phoebe Apperson Hearst 's Hacienda at Pleasanton. Morgan's most famous patron

5313-519: Was named in her honor. In 1999, a Mediterranean Revival residence originally built in 1918 for Charles Goethe of Sacramento was renamed the Julia Morgan House . It was earlier added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. In 2006, a children's picture book titled Julia Morgan Built a Castle was published and is available in many public libraries. On May 28, 2008, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver announced that Julia Morgan would be inducted into

5390-477: Was never married and had no known romantic relationships. She kept a low profile and lived modestly, in spite of her wealthy clientele. Colleagues and acquaintances were surprised by her modest sense of fashion, a coworker even went as far as saying that Morgan dressed like a "nobody." Morgan gave few interviews and did not write about herself. Early interviews used gendered rhetoric to speak about her accomplishments and early newspaper articles followed her progress at

5467-410: Was prone to ear infections throughout her adult life. Upon the death of Albert Parmelee in July 1880, and Julia's grandmother moved into the Oakland house, bringing with her the Parmelee wealth. Both Julia's mother and grandmother provided strong female role models, who because of their wealth had a strong degree of power in the Morgan household. Morgan graduated from Oakland High School in 1890. She

5544-754: Was restored in 2001 by the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA), and now houses the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center. Morgan made many architectural contributions to Mills College, a women's college in the East Bay foothills of Oakland, California. Like her work for the YWCA, they were done in the hopes of advancing opportunities for women. Mills president Susan Mills became interested in Morgan in 1904 because she wished to further

5621-460: Was seen as the embodiment of Maybeck's elaboration of how Roman architecture could fit within a California context. Maybeck said that the popular success of the Palace was due to the absence of a roof connecting the rotunda to the art gallery building, along with the absence of windows in the gallery walls and the presence near the rotunda of trees, flowers and a water feature . In 1928, he designed

5698-483: Was significant in being the first World Council held outside of the West, and further voiced the desire to be an inclusive, worldwide movement. It also served to bring together women who lived in countries that had been enemies during the war, and to raise awareness among the western YWCAs that the ruin of war was not limited to Europe. During the following decades, the World YWCA spent much time researching and working with

5775-674: Was supervising the University of California Master Plan . Morgan worked on several buildings on the Berkeley campus, providing the decorative elements for the Hearst Mining Building and an early proposal for Sather Gate . She was the primary designer for the Hearst Greek Theatre , UC Berkeley's amphitheater that overlooks the San Francisco Bay. Howard told a colleague that Morgan was "an excellent draftsman whom I have to pay almost nothing, as it

5852-588: Was the newspaper magnate and antiquities collector William Randolph Hearst , who had been introduced to Morgan by his mother Phoebe Apperson Hearst, the chief patron of the University of California at Berkeley . It is believed that this introduction led to Morgan's first downstate commission by Hearst for the design of the Los Angeles Examiner Building (circa 1914), a Mission revival style project that included contributions by Los Angeles architects William J. Dodd and J. Martyn Haenkel. It

5929-709: Was to remodel and complete Phoebe Hearst’s Hacienda del Pozo de Verona in Pleasanton, California, in Mediterranean and California Mission style. In 1908, Morgan designed the residence of James Henry Pierce at 1650 The Alameda in San Jose, which features rare California timber. Morgan designed two houses in Monterey County, California . One, designed by Morgan in 1915, is the "Little Cottage of River Winds" at 26184 Carmelo Street at Carmel Point , outside

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