The Hacienda - Jolon, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 36° 00.609 W 121° 14.562
10S E 658368 N 3986502
A vintage photo of The Hacienda at Fort Hunter Liggett in Jolon, CA.
Waymark Code: WM14CFT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
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"The Hacienda is the current name for a hotel in Monterey County, California, that 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, Hacienda Guest Lodge and Milpitas Ranchhouse, under which name the property was placed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1977.

The lodge includes a restaurant, a lounge, a cantina, offices, public assembly rooms, guest rooms, a swimming pool and a tennis court. 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." (visit link)
Year photo was taken: 1940

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