Hearst Gymnasium for Women
historic place
The Hearst Gymnasium for Women, a historic place in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, was erected in 1927. Architects Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan designed this structure. William Randolph Hearst commissioned the gymnasium as a memorial to his mother, Phoebe Apperson Hearst. It replaced Hearst Hall, an earlier women's gymnasium that burned in 1922. Upon completion, this facility was considered the nation's largest and most advanced women's gymnasium. It features a romantic Classicism architectural style. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, the Hearst Gymnasium for Women is an important example of early 20th-century architecture and a dedicated facility for women's recreation. The specific historical marker text for this location is not available.