Hacienda del Pozo de Verona
| Hacienda del Pozo de Verona | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Hacienda del Pozo de Verona area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival, Pueblo Revival, Moorish |
| Location | Pleasanton, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°38′14″N 121°53′42″W / 37.6371°N 121.8949°W |
| Construction started | 1894 |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Demolished | 1969 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | A. C. Schweinfurth, Julia Morgan |
The Hacienda del Pozo de Verona was a mansion designed by architect A. C. Schweinfurth for philanthropist Phoebe Hearst on part of the fomer Rancho Valle de San José in the Amador Valley near Pleasanton, California.[1] The Hacienda was originally built between 1894 and 1898, with substantial later additions designed by architect Julia Morgan.[2][3] The design of the Hacienda combined Mission, Pueblo, and Moorish architectural styles. It was destroyed by fire in 1969.[4]
A railroad station named Hacienda (or Hearst) was built on the Western Pacific Railroad at Verona to serve the estate.[5]
The property was acquired by a group of businessmen in 1924 and it became the original home of the Castlewood Country Club. [6] It burned down in 1969.[7]
The community of Castlewood, California formed from houses around the club. Alameda County created the Castlewood County Service Area in 1968. It currently provides road maintenance, water, and sewer services to the community.
See also
References
- ^ Longstreth, Richard W. (1998-01-01). On the Edge of the World: Four Architects in San Francisco at the Turn of the Century. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520214156.
- ^ "Stately Homes of California". OpenLibrary. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Morgan, Julia Hunt. "La Hacienda del Pozo de Verona, Pleasanton (8 views)". Calisphere. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Davis, Susan E. (September 2006). "Lady of the House". Diablo Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 682. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Club at Castlewood". Club at Castlewood. August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ https://www.independentnews.com/community/museum-talk-describes-hearst-connection-to-pleasanton/article_351a361e-d348-11e4-9967-97012a063c7e.html