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	Encyclopedia of San Francisco
		Julia Morgan was a Bay Area native, born in San Francisco on January 20, 1872 and raised in Oakland.
		Julia was the second of five children born in California to Charles and Eliza, three boys and two girls.
		Morgan closed her office in the Merchants Exchange Building in 1951 requesting that her files and blueprints be destroyed, on the grounds that her clients had their own copies.
	www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com /articles/m/morganJulia.html (1017 words)

	Julia Morgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Julia Morgan (January 20, 1872–February 2, 1957) was an American architect.
		The most famous of Morgan's patrons was the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who had been introduced to Morgan by his mother Phoebe Apperson Hearst, the chief patroness of the University of California at Berkeley.
		Morgan is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julia_Morgan (471 words)

	Julia Morgan - MSN Encarta
		Julia Morgan was born in San Francisco on January 20, 1872.
		The second of five children born to Charles and Eliza Morgan, Julia was raised in Oakland, California.
		Morgan’s first major commission from W. Hearst was for the Examiner Building (1915) in Los Angeles, which she designed to resemble Spanish missions in California.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_701610396/Julia_Morgan.html (506 words)

	Julia Morgan: Julia Morgan School
		Julia Morgan’s popularity was due to her careful attention to detail and her ability to organize projects according to the exact specifications of her clients.
		Julia Morgan was not willing to continue accepting a lower wage from Howard simply because she was a woman, and applied for an architect's license in 1904, becoming the first female licensed architect in California.
		Julia Morgan was born in Oakland and in 1894 graduated from the College of Civil Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, where she met architect Bernard Maybeck.
	lycos.cs.cmu.edu /info/julia-morgan--julia-morgan-school.html (627 words)

	Architect Julia Morgan Broke Barriers, Built Enduring Legacy
		Julia Morgan's work adorns California from the Bay area and far beyond, crowned by her most famous work, the design and construction of Hearst Castle that hovers over San Simeon Bay.
		Morgan was born in 1872 in San Francisco and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1894 equipped with a degree in civil engineering.
		An Architect by Birth Morgan was born in 1872 in San Francisco and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1894 equipped with a degree in civil engineering.
	www.niche-articledirectory.com /Art/97099/63/Architect-Julia-Morgan-Broke-Barriers-Built-Enduring-Legacy.html (2485 words)

	Julia Morgan Center for the Arts: Julia's Story
		In August, Julia Morgan was admitted to the First Class, where she remained for 2 years with 8 mentions and 2 medals.
		Julia Morgan worked as an architect for the first time and completed at least one commission on her own, a building in Fontainebleau, for which drawings and full specifications have been preserved.
		Julia Morgan died in February at the age of 85.
	www.juliamorgan.org /story.shtml (987 words)

	Oakland Julia Morgan
		Morgan's wife, Eliza, shared his excitement after he regaled her with tales of wealthy city life, and the two moved to Californiain 1870.
		When Julia Morgan entered the University of California at Berkeley in 1890, she was one of 100 women studying there; in 1894 she was the only woman to graduate from the College of Engineering.
		Julia was greatly impressed by Maybeck's style; his woody buildings seemed to blend in with the scenery as though they grew there.
	www.scottthompson.biz /Oakland-Julia-Morgan-.html (1572 words)

	Architect Julia Morgan and the YWCA of O'ahu - O`ahu
		Julia Morgan was one of a handful of women architects in America when she arrived in Honolulu in 1920 to advise the YWCA on facilities.
		Morgan regarded the structure as architecturally "frank and sincere." She was not given to meaningless ornamentation, yet there is considerable attention to detail, such as the metal ironwork in the balconies overlooking the courtyard and the pool.
		When Morgan closed her office in 1951, at the age of 79, she had her files, blueprints and drawings destroyed because she thought they would be of interest only to her clients who already had their own copies of relevant material.
	www.ywca.org /site/pp.asp?c=9fLGJSOyHpE&b=3935429 (1174 words)

	VLN: Julia Morgan 1907-1908
		Morgan's new center was known as Donaldina Cameron House in honor of a Scottish missionary who rescued young Chinese girls from the brothels and sweatshops of the flourishing child-slave trade.
		Morgan's primary concern, characteristically, was that the exterior not be obtrusive; that the church fit quietly into the residential neighborhood which is its setting.
		Julia Morgan's wooden St. John's Presbyterian Church (2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, 1908 and 1910) followed the Bay Region tradition of domestically scaled churches; it appeared modest from the outside, its mass low to the ground beneath wide spreading gables.
	www.verlang.com /sfbay0004ref_jm_04.html (2163 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Julia Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Julia Morgan was a Bay Area native, born in San Francisco on January 20, 1872 and raised in Oakland.
		Born in San Francisco and raised across the bay in Oakland, California, Julia Morgan became one of the first women to graduate from the University of California with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1894.
		Morgan designed the El Campanil bell tower for Mills College in 1904, which remained standing, even after the 1906 earthquake.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Julia-Morgan (1548 words)

	Extraordinary People: Julia Morgan
		Julia Morgan is considered to be the most important woman architect in history...
		Julia Morgan was born in San Francisco in 1872, nearly 130 years ago.
		After she graduated, Julia was fortunate to hear a famous architect speak and thought that being an architect would be a natural fit for her.
	express.howstuffworks.com /ep-morgan.htm (843 words)

	Julia Morgan in San Francisco (1914-1922)
		This is an Italianate House built originally in 1866 and remodeled by Julia Morgan 1916 (Gebhard, David, Robert Winter and Eric Sandweiss 1985: 54).
		Julia Morgan remodeled it in 1916; the name and the date of remodeling are inscribed on the keystone over the front door.
		Morgan's reputation for designing successful small institutional buildings won her this job, which she executed with her usual concern for context in the informal design of this rustic shingled building with a welcoming entry and lobby areas (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992:155).
	www.verlang.com /sfbay0004ref_slideshow_jm_sf_02.html (1767 words)

	Julia Morgan
		Julia Morgan was born in 1872 in San Francisco, California.
		In 1904, Julia Morgan set up her architectural practice and was one of the first architects to construct buildings out of reinforced concrete.
		Morgan was not well known until her bell tower at Mills College withstood the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
	library.thinkquest.org /16545/data/low/JM.htm (231 words)

	Julia Morgan
		Morgan worked on several buildings on the UC Berkeley campus, most notably providing the decorative elements for the Hearst Mining Building, and designs for the Hearst Greek Theatre.
		The most famous of Morgan's patrons was the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who had been introduced to Morgan by his mother Phoebe Apperson Hearst, the chief patroness of the University of California at Berkeley.
		The Julia Morgan School for Girls in Oakland, California is named after her.
	encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com /pages/12541/Julia-Morgan.html (379 words)

	Architect in the Spotlight : Julia Morgan (1872 - 1957) \|\| Women in Architecture
		Julia Morgan was the first woman to be admitted to l'Ecole des Beaux Arts and the first woman to receive a California's architect license.
		Julia Morgan was born in January in 1872 in San Francisco.
		Morgan began with private residential projects but after the San Francisco earthquake and fire in 1906, she took in institutional works in addition to the already busy schedule.
	www2.arch.uiuc.edu /organizations/wia/archtspotl/morganjulia.html (490 words)

	Julia Morgan in San Francisco Chinatown - The largest chinatown outside of Asia
		Julia Morgan (1872-1957), a prolific and innovative architect, belongs to a first generation of pioneering women architects.
		With her talent, strong will, and dedication, Julia Morgan was able to break down many barriers during her time, clearly making her mark in architectural history and in the San Francisco Chinatown Community.
		In 1894, Julia Morgan was one of the first women to graduate with a degree in civil engineering from the University of California Berkeley.
	www.sanfranciscochinatown.com /attractions/juliamorgan.html (395 words)

	Julia Morgan, Sustainable Design "green architecture", First Bay Tradition
		In my new book "Julia Morgan: Architect of Beauty", published by Gibbs-Smith in October 2007, I describe in detail the origins and principles of the First Bay Tradition, and explain how much of Julia Morgan's body of work embodies the same concepts of sustainable design that are being touted as cutting edge by modern critics.
		During the years Julia Morgan was studying to become an architect, the San Francisco Bay Area was experiencing its first spurt of large-scale settlement, and many young architects were concerned about the effects of rapid development on the local environment.
		A one day seminar on Julia Morgan's career and work, with a two hour slide lecture, followed by questions and answers, then a walking tour of her work in Berkeley, which will include interiors and exteriors of several of her buildings.
	www.wildcelt.com /jullia_morgan_sustainable_design.html (1114 words)

	Julia Morgan
		Morgan's style was characterized by her use of the California vernacular with distinct arts and crafts attributes, including exposed support beams, horizontal lines that blended with the landscape and extensive use of shingles, California Redwood and earth tones.
		Morgan's classical training in Paris, her background in engineering, and her use of reinforced concrete, suited her well for the project.
		Julia Morgan retired in the early 1950's and led a quiet life until her death in 1957.
	www.hearstcastle.org /history/julia_morgan.asp (765 words)

	Julia Morgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Phoebe Apperson Hearst, mother of William Randolph Hearst, was Julia Morgan's patroness, securing several architectural jobs for her, principally on the UC Berkeley campus.
		It was because of Phoebe's support for Julia Morgan that William Randolph Hearst selected Morgan as his architect for the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, which was built atop the family campsite overlooking San Simeon harbor.
		Julia Morgan also designed the North Star House (http://www.nevadacountylandtrust.org/htmls/projects/northstar.htm) in Grass Valley, CA.
	www.berkeley.biz /project/wikipedia/index.php/Julia_Morgan (314 words)

	Who is Julia Morgan?
		Julia Morgan, a native to Oakland, California, was born in 1872.
		As a little girl, Julia Morgan wanted to be a doctor, but by the time she entered college, she had decided to be an architect.
		Julia Morgan's designs were seen as exceptional because of her attention to detail.
	www.wisegeek.com /who-is-julia-morgan.htm (487 words)

	Julia Morgan
		Julia Morgan was born in San Francisco in 1872.
		Morgan is responsible for many of the houses schools, hospitals, and churches that architecturally define San Francisco today.
		Therefore, with her office closed and her records demolished, Morgan concludes that "architecture is a visual, not a verbal art." In essence, her buildings represent her career and records are not necessary.
	library.thinkquest.org /C005594/Architects/morgan.htm (400 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Morgan, Julia
		Pioneering California architect Julia Morgan designed more than 700 buildings, including many commissioned by women's groups, but she is most remembered as the architect of San Simeon, the Hearst Castle north of Los Angeles.
		Morgan was born in San Francisco to an upper middle class family on January 20, 1872.
		Morgan was devoted to her profession and insisted that her projects speak for her.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/morgan_j.html (890 words)

	Professionals: Julia Morgan
		In addition to the recognition she received from Hearst Castle, Julia Morgan is admired and revered as on of the first women architects.
		After receiving her certificate, Julia Morgan returned to San Francisco where she worked in the office of John Galen Howard, who was then designing a master plan for the University of California at Berkeley.
		Morgan had "opportunities to use academic, eclectic styles and ambitious construction techniques for which her education prepared her." One of the most elaborate mansions of the 1920s, Hearst Castle is the quintessential example of Morgan's use of eclecticism.
	www.brynmawr.edu /cities/courses/96-255/pap2/hmpap2.html (1260 words)

	Julia Ann Morgan
		Julia Ann Morgan Hansen was born 11 January 1883 in Neeley, Idaho.
		Julia goes on to say that her parents (Wiliam and Lovina Morgan) came to American Falls, Idaho in 1880 where 6 families filed on 60 acres of land each 4 1/2 miles West of American Falls.
		Julia was not born until 1883 so she would not have experienced the move to Idaho and must have learned about it second hand.
	macsheep.tripod.com /Morgan/id59.html (696 words)

	Julia Morgan: The Quiet Pioneer
		Julia Morgan was by far the most important female architect of the early twentieth century and one of the greatest legends of California architecture history.
		Julia Morgan wasn't one for the spotlight, believing "architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves" (Asilomar).
		Julia Morgan was a "client's architect" (Wadsworth, 49), always intent on giving the client what they wanted in the best possible design.
	www.neovenator.com /special/summer/morgan/morgan.html (2845 words)

	Julia Morgan, Architect. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Julia Morgan Architectural consists of Morgan's drawings, chiefly from her partnership with Ira Wilson Hoover and records of from her own firm, for the years 1907-1929.
		Julia Morgan was born in 1872 in Oakland, California where she continued to live throughout her life.
		Julia Morgan is well known for her residences, but she also designed numerous institutional buildings such as churches, schools, hospitals, university buildings, swimming pools and a series of YWCA buildings.
	www.oac.cdlib.org /view/mets/q1/tf7t1nb2q1.mets.xml (1315 words)

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