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Hearst Castle

National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States
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Summary

Hearst Castle is a mansion[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mansion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hearst Castle is located in San Luis Obispo County[3].
  • Hearst Castle is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hearst Castle's instance of is recorded as mansion[5].
  • Hearst Castle's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark[6].
  • Hearst Castle's instance of is recorded as California state historic park[7].
  • Hearst Castle's architect is recorded as Julia Morgan[8].
  • Hearst Castle is owned by William Randolph Hearst[9].
  • William Randolph Hearst is named after Hearst Castle[10].
  • Hearst Castle's architectural style is recorded as Spanish Colonial Revival architecture[11].
  • Hearst Castle's architectural style is recorded as Mediterranean Revival architecture[12].
  • Hearst Castle took place at San Simeon[13].
  • Hearst Castle is part of Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument[14].
  • Hearst Castle's Commons category is recorded as Hearst Castle[15].
  • Hearst Castle comprises Hearst Castle Theater[16].
  • Hearst Castle comprises Neptune Pool[17].
  • 1919 marks the founding of Hearst Castle[18].
  • Hearst Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.68527777777778, 'longitude': -121.16777777777777}[19].
  • Hearst Castle's official website is recorded as https://hearstcastle.org[20].
  • Hearst Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hearst Castle[21].
  • Hearst Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Hearst Castle[22].
  • Hearst Castle's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[23].
  • Hearst Castle's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[24].
  • Hearst Castle's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Category:Effects - Exterior (Hearst Castle)[25].
  • Hearst Castle's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Hearst Castle[26].
  • Hearst Castle's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Hearst Castle From Visitor Center[27].

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Geography

Hearst Castle is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in San Luis Obispo County[3]. It is part of Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mansion[5], architectural landmark[6], and California state historic park[7]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[23] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[24].

History and Context

1919 marks the founding of Hearst Castle[18]. It is owned by William Randolph Hearst[9]. William Randolph Hearst is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Hearst Castle ranks in the top 2% of mansion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,221 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United States William Randolph Hearst

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 1318041793
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 1318041793, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/1318041793 in United States"
  2. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → San Simeon
    Architect → Julia Morgan
    Has part(s) → Hearst Castle Theater, Neptune Pool
    Inception → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Building", "HearstCastle::3v98z"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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