Mansions Of The Gilded Age The Beach House Of Marion Davies At Santa Monica California Devoted to the histories and current state of the great mansions of america's gilded age. tuesday, august 28, 2012 the beach house of marion davies at santa monica, california. Thursday, october 27, 2022. this santa monica beachside space was once a sprawling mansion for actress, producer and philanthropist marion davies and media tycoon william randolph hearst. with.
Marion Davies William Randolph Hearst Santa Monica Beach House The beach house located at 415 pacific coast highway, santa monica ca. “it almost got to be as big as the white house. bigger, maybe. just like you build with little blocks, he added on and on. but little blocks wouldn’t have cost the money.”. – marion davies. at a cost of $7,000,000 (over $111,000,000 adjusted for inflation), the. The site of the beach house was a hot spot on santa monica’s gold coast in the 1930s and 1940s, as william randolph hearst and marion davies entertained hollywood’s rich and famous at davies’ 5 acre estate. the property boasted a 110 room georgian revival mansion designed by julia morgan, tennis courts, guest houses, and an ornate. Annenberg community beach house. the annenberg community beach house at santa monica state beach is a public beach facility, open to all. the beach house is on the location of a now demolished 110 room mansion that was built for marion davies by william randolph hearst. the mansion's original pool was rehabilitated by the annenberg foundation. From 1929 to 1942, when hearst and davies used the estate, it was the hottest spot on santa monica’s gold coast, with guests ranging from charlie chaplin to winston churchill. in the 1940s, the estate became a luxury hotel and the members only sand & sea club. the mansion was demolished and the property sold to the state of california in 1959.
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