The San Pedro YWCA was formed during the World War I era to give young women devoting themselves to supporting the war effort a place to live and find community. Those goals were in keeping with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Set at the top of historic Rose Walk, the lightly updated Arts and Crafts–style residence by Julia Morgan has panoramic views of ...

Built in 1908, this Berkeley home was the first property renowned architect Julia Morgan designed after establishing her own practice. Now, for the first time in almost 50 years, 2816 Derby St. is for ...

Built in 1904, 2537-2539 Etna Street was once part of a three-home compound designed by celebrated architect Julia Morgan. Located in Berkeley’s Elmwood neighborhood, the duplex is for sale for the ...

Through fire and shock, the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 destroyed more than 80 percent of the city’s buildings. The grand Fairmont Hotel, only days from opening, was gutted by flames, ...

For the past year or so, I’ve been trying to get up-to-speed on architect Julia Morgan so I can talk somewhat intelligently about the university’s house that Steve and I are living in. For the ...

Julia Morgan in 1904 became the first licensed female architect in California. Her great patron was newspaper plutocrat William Randolph Hearst, for whom she designed the grand Herald-Examiner ...

Julia Morgan — renowned California architect and designer of Hearst Castle — has finally gotten an obituary in the New York Times, 62 years after her death in 1957. Morgan’s obituary appeared ...

Asilomar, a seaside resort with buildings by famous architect Julia Morgan, is being used as a quarantine site. So is an EconoLodge outside of Seattle. Shopping malls might be next. The Tallest Tower ...

The architectural world has mixed feelings following the American Institute of Architects' decision to give Julia Morgan their highest honor, the AIA Gold Medal. While everyone acknowledges that ...