IN Person tour of Marion Davies Beach House

Sponsored by the UCLA Retirees Association.

"The Beach House" was designed by Julia Morgan, renowned California architect who designed San Simeon for Wm. Randolph Hearst.  Hearst asked Morgan to design and build a home (deemed the "Versailles of the West") for his paramour, Marion Davies-film starlet, while San Simeon was in construction.  The only part of this 110 room mansion that remains is the "guest house" (shown above) and is the location of our tour.

Read more about "The Beach House" at

Hollywood History - The Marion Davies Beach House - Cinema Scholars

Location:

Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Highway *
Santa Monica, CA, 90402 

NOTE: we are splitting the large group into 2 groups of 20. One group will begin the tour at 12n and the 2nd group's tour will begin at 1:30pm. Each of the 2 tour groups will be further split into groups of 10 for the ease of the docents and maneuvering around the house.

Please assemble at the main entrance to sign in and be assigned to tour groups.

Parking and Directions:  You can approach the Annenberg Community Center from either north or south bound directions on PCH. There is a signal at the entrance to the Annenberg Community Center and that is the parking area

Parking  costs $4 per hour or $15 per day.  Additional directions will be given in a supplementary email to those who register.

There is a nearby restaurant "Back on the Beach" and at the Santa Monica Pier for refreshments or lunch following the tour. Food and drink are on your own.

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