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Julia Morgan, the architect of the Berkeley City Club, was born in San Francisco. She was the second of five children born to Charles Bill and Eliza Parmelee Morgan.
Julia Morgan and her family moved from San Francisco to Oakland. Eliza Morgan, Julia’s mother, ran the household with a strong hand providing young Julia with a role model of womanly competence and independence.
At this time, it was typical for girls to get married after high school and join high society. Julia was not interested in that life. She convinced her mother to let her attend UC Berkeley, which had just recently begun to enroll women. During her second year, she enrolled in the Civil Engineering Department.
Bernard Maybeck, an architect, who was an engineering lecturer during her senior year at UC Berkeley, designed buildings that Morgan admired for their respect of the surrounding topography. Maybeck mentored Morgan in architecture at his Berkeley home. He encouraged Morgan to continue her studies at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he had distinguished himself.
Graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Civil Engineering. She was the only woman in her engineering class.
Took the exam for entry into Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, placing 13th out of 376 applicants, and became the first woman ever admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
Julia Morgan received her Master’s Degree in Architecture from Ecole des Beaux-Arts. 1904 California State Seal [1904 picture]Morgan obtained a license to practice architecture in California. She opened her own office in San Francisco, California.
Morgan obtained a license to practice architecture in California. She opened her own office in San Francisco, California.
In the architectural boom following the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Morgan's career flourished. Her commissions included houses, churches, clubs, banks, schools, hospitals, and stores.
Construction begins on the Asilomar Conference Grounds. Asilomar, which means, “refuge by the sea”, was founded by the Young Women’s Christian Association.
William Randolph Hearst hired Julia Morgan to design a main building and guest houses for his ranch in San Simeon, California. Mr. Hearst instructed her to build "something that would be more comfortable" than the platform tents which he previously used at the ranch. Julia Morgan Papers, Special Collections, California Polytechnic State University. lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections
Membership campaigns and organization began to contribute to social, civic, and cultural progress.
Ground is broken on the Berkeley Women’s City Club. The building was constructed in eleven months and entirely financed by Berkeley women.
The Berkeley Women’s City Club opened its doors and has over 4,000 members.
Pool is dedicated in front of hundreds of Berkeley women.
The Julia Morgan-designed china arrives from production in Germany
Amelia Earhart, World’s Premier Aviatrix, speaks at the Artists Tea at the Berkeley City Club.
Julia Morgan dies at age 85. She is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.
The charter was changed to admit men and the name changed to Berkeley City Club.
The Berkeley City Club is designated a city landmark.
The Berkeley City Club is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The first male president of the BCC, Mr. Arthur O. Pritchard, serves from 1978-1982.
The Berkeley City Club begins the transition from a residence to a hotel.
Julia’s at the Berkeley City Club opens to the public and becomes widely popular among Bay area foodies, hotel guests and club members.