Hacienda del Pozo de Verona

The Hacienda del Pozo de Verona was a large mansion built in Mission Revival style with 53 rooms set on an extensive estate near Pleasanton. The building offered views over the Amador-Livermore Valley and contained furnishings and collections from around the world.

The mansion was designed in 1898 by architect A.C. Schweinfurth for Phoebe Hearst and later modified by Julia Morgan with work completed by 1910. The property became the Castlewood Country Club in 1924 before a major fire destroyed most of the structure in 1969.

The estate hosted numerous social gatherings where guests enjoyed Turkish rugs, Indian baskets, and Navajo blankets collected by Phoebe Hearst.

The property is now privately owned and not accessible to the public for visits. The landscape itself remains visible from surrounding areas, giving a sense of the original estate's scale even though most structures are gone.

The estate's name comes from a 15th-century wellhead imported from Verona, Italy, specially for the property. William Randolph Hearst selected this rare artifact as the namesake for the entire mansion.

Location: Pleasanton

Inception: 1898

Architects: A. C. Schweinfurth

Architectural style: Mission Revival architecture

GPS coordinates: 37.63710,-121.89490

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:43