Milpitas Ranch house | |
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| Nearest city | Jolon, California |
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| Coordinates | 36°00′38″N 121°14′34″W / 36.0105°N 121.2427°W |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Julia Morgan |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival, Moorish Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000310[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1977[2] |
The Hacienda is the current designation for a historic hotel in Monterey County, near the town of Jolon, California. It was completed in 1930 for use by William Randolph Hearst as temporary housing for his employees and guests and headquarters for activities taking place on the surrounding land. The lodge building, designed by architect Julia Morgan, replaced and expanded upon an earlier wooden structure known as the Milpitas Ranch House which was destroyed by fire in the 1920s. The 1930 hotel has also been known as Milpitas Hacienda,[3] Hacienda Guest Lodge[4] and Milpitas Ranchhouse, under which name the property was placed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1977.[2]
The lodge currently has guest rooms and a bar but no food services. It is located within an active US Army Reserve unit, and guests must have proof of lodge reservations and a Real ID or passport to pass through a manned guard gate to reach the lodge.
Hearst sold the structure and its surrounding property to the United States Army in 1940 for use as a training facility. The land and buildings were established by the Army as Fort Hunter Liggett. Today, the Army owns the building and a concessionaire operates it as a public hotel within the military base.[5]
- ^ National Register of Historic Places. California – Monterey County. Milpitas Ranchhouse. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ a b Department of the Interior, National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places. Annual Listing of Historic Properties. Book 2 of 2 Books, Tuesday, February 6, 1979, Part II. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ Cal Poly Library Services. Julia Morgan — An Online Exhibition. Milpitas Hacienda, Jolon, Monterey County, California Archived August 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ Timeline.ws. Timeline California 1923–1961. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ Parr, Barry (2007). Explore! Big Sur Country. Morris Book Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 0-7627-3568-6.