19 19, William Rudolf Hearst, George's only son, inherited the land from his mother. By this time, the area of the pasture has increased to 250 thousand acres.
At first, there was an asshole named "Camping Mountain" on the ranch. Because William and his relatives and friends spent a lot of time preparing when camping in this barren land, and they also divided the tent into different tents for sleeping and eating. 19 19, William gave Julia Morgan, a very famous architect in San Francisco at that time, a seemingly simple but actually very difficult task: "Miss Morgan, we are tired of camping on the empty Saint-Simon ranch, and I want to build something on it ...".
Next, the cooperation between Hearst and Morgan created a great world. When they were building Hearst's dream home, Hearst named it "the home of one-sided mountain". By 1947, the project was stopped due to Hearst's physical discomfort. Hearst and Morgan built 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens, fountains, swimming pools and walkways. William established the largest publishing and media empire in the United States at that time. At the peak of his career, he owned 26 newspapers, 13 national publications, 8 radio stations and many other news media enterprises. In addition, he also produced a lot of news and nearly a hundred films. After William's death 195 1 year, some parts of the main building were not completed.
Six years after the death of William Rudolph Hearst, 1957, Hearst Company donated Hearst Castle to California Department of Parks and Recreation.