Billed as"the finest hotel in the Southwest,"the Skirvin was named for its founder, oil tycoon, and property developer William Balser Skirvin. Skirvin lived in a suite at the hotel and made it apoint to greet guests in the lobby. Frequented by presidents, gangsters, and movie stars, the...
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Designed by Julia Morgan, Hearst Castle was commissioned by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst in 1914. The 60,000 square foot Mediterranean Revival masterpiece hovers on a hilltop a quarter-mile from the Pacific Ocean and boasts 164 luxuriously decorated rooms. Hearst and his long-time mistr...