Annenberg Community Beach House - Santa Monica | California Travel Tips
Veronica Hill of California Travel Tips visits Santa Monica to tour the Annenberg Community Beach House (
Opened in 2009 at Santa Monica State Beach, this is Southern California's most exclusive public beach club, with all the perks of a private membership without the high price tag. The Santa Monica beach house sits on the former 1929 estate of actress Marion Davies — which was a gift from her boyfriend, William Randolph Hearst. It was partially designed by Julia Morgan, who is best known for creating Hearst Castle in San Simeon.
Today, the swimming pool and 7,000-square-foot guest house are all that's left of the original 5-acre compound, which was called the Versailles of Hollywood. Free docent-led tours are offered through the Santa Monica Conservancy.
When you visit, start with a dip in the Annenberg Beach House pool, where stars like Clark Cable, Carole Lombard, Cary Grant and Gloria Swanson often came to swim — then head out to one of the six volleyball courts for a game on the sand. Volleyball clinics and camps are held regularly during the summer, along with beach soccer and tennis.
Upstairs, you can take in the ocean views on the Veranda Deck, or read a book in the Rec Room. Yoga classes are offered at 9 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
If you get hungry, the Back on the Beach Café ( serves up a basic menu, ranging from burgers to fish tacos. Just watch out for the seagulls!
A long wooden boardwalk heads right out to the beach, where you can rent a private cabana or join a surfing or Stand Up Paddleboarding class. If you want to go on your own, the Beach House offers SUP rentals as well. My suggestion? Just kick back and enjoy the views.
Here's a Tip: Admission to the pool, parking passes and class reservations can be made up to three days in advance on their website. The pool season runs May 25 through Sept. 7, but additional pool days are added. To be notified, visit
BEACH HOUSE INFO
415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90402
310-458-4904
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Annenberg Community Beach House Sustainability Tour
What makes the Annenberg Community Beach House so green it's LEED Gold? Find out in this site tour with the City of Santa Monica's Green Buidling Advisor Brenden McEneaney.
The Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach was made possible by a generous gift from the Annenberg Foundation, at the recommendation of Wallis Annenberg, and in partnership with the City of Santa Monica and California State Parks. The Beach House is a public facility open to all, located right on Santa Monica State Beach.
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The Annenberg Community Beach House project is the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic 5 1/2-acre Marion Davies Estate constructed in the 1920s. The challenges to the project were many. The project experienced early delays due to the discovery of unforeseen buried historical elements and footings for the original main house. In addition to this, every step of the project required careful review with a historic consultant. The design of the new pool house reinterprets the key historical elements of the original structure. Central to the architects design and a source of major innovation was the visual reinvention of the original iconic columns through the use of symbolic columns along the pool house exterior. The architects aesthetic vision called for a highly refined concrete mixture and special form system to create these columns. The precaster worked closely with the architect to develop samples of the mixture, final texture, and lift/brace points. The resulting precast concrete columns, with their perfect color, shape, and harmony, are as dramatic as the columns of nearly a century ago and will continue to inspire for the century to come.
Precaster: Mid-State Precast, Corcoran, Calif.
Website: midstateprecast.com
Architect: Frederick Fisher & Partners, Los Angeles, Calif.
Website: fisherpartners.net
Engineer of record: KPFF Consulting Engineers, Los Angeles
Website: kpff.com
Annenberg Community Beach House - An event space like no other
Set on five acres of Santa Monica's beach, the Annenberg Community Beach House blends historic Hollywood glamour with coastal California style in an unparalleled meeting and event destination. Inviting spaces are set in an unforgettable location where the mountains meet the sea joining elements of the original 1929 Marion Davies Estate with new architecture and modern conveniences to create a truly unique venue for events and meetings.
The Beach House is a fully accessible, Gold LEED venue with floor to ceiling ocean views, verandas and decks. The Beach House accommodates groups as small as 10 and elaborate celebrations of up to 400 plus when utilizing a combination of indoor and outdoor spaces. Business or pleasure, elegant or whimsical, indoor or outdoor, our variety of spaces makes it easy to personalize your event.
Once Hollywood's playground by the sea...
Where heads of state dined with heads of studios, while stars and starlets frolicked in the surf. Revelry reigned at Marion Davies' Beach House, as she and William Randolph Hearst set the bar for hospitality and merrymaking. Together they entertained everyone from Charlie Chaplin and Marlene Dietrich to Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw.
...now where everyone belongs.
Thanks to an innovative partnership between the Annenberg Foundation, California State Parks and the City of Santa Monica, the Annenberg Community Beach House is open to all, no membership required.
Annenberg Community House, Santa Monica Beach
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2010 Preservation Awards - Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach
Annenberg Community Beach House
at Santa Monica State Beach
415 Pacific Coast Highway
The grand ocean-side estate built by William Randolph Hearst for Marion Davies was the hottest spot on Santa Monica's Gold Coast in the late 1920s and '30s. It had served as the members-only Sand & Sea Club since the 1940s but languished for nearly two decades, damaged by earthquakes and with the main mansion long demolished. The state-owned property was ultimately transformed into a vital asset through extensive public input, community advocacy, and funding from the Annenberg Foundation. The project team revitalized the original guest house and swimming pool while skillfully integrating new construction. The public can now enjoy the site's rich history and the beach-club experience, no membership required.
ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE
For further information if you are interested in visiting this beautiful beach house this Summer link is right below. Thank you for watching!!!! :)
Annenberg Community Beach House
While in Santa Monica, the Elliott familiy took to the beach for some history and fine architecture. Oh, and to dig in the sand, too! Here's a peek at the Marion Davies House and the beautify Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach.
4/27/14 ANNENBERG BEACH HOUSE, COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE, SANTA MONICA, CA
originally built by the Hearsts...the big mansion/hotel no longer remains , but the original pool does..also this smaller beach house ...now this is all open to the public ALSO SEE PICS
Santa Monica Annenberg Beach House -- LEED Gold
Green Building Tour
A tour of the Annenberg Community Beach House, a LEED Gold facility built and owned by the City of Santa Monica in partnership with the Annenberg Foundation and California State Parks. This sustainable building is the only public beach house in the country and this tour showcases some of the green features of the site. The tour is led by Brenden McEneaney, Green Building Program Advisor for the City of Santa Monica.
Annenberg Beach House Was A Home One Man Made For His Love
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The Big Sky produced this gourmet travel guide to Santa Monica for luxury travel website, Black Tomato, in association with Air New Zealand. The video was just one of an eight-part gourmet travel series, sampling the best cuisine around California, including exploring the fantastic farmers' market.
ANNENBERG BEACH HOUSE GRAND OPENING
On April 25 2009, the Annenberg Community Beach House opened at 415 PCH in Santa Monica, California. Originally the site of Marion Davies' Fabulous Beach House (via William Randolph Hearst), the only original structures still remaining are a guest house and the main swimming pool - both of which have been fabulously restored. This is some footage I took from the grand opening party. More info on America's only public beach club can be found at; and at; smconservancy.org
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Mickey Visits The Annenberg Community Beach House Splash Pads
Today we checked out the Annenberg Beach House Splash Pads in Santa Monica and we were NOT disappointed! From babies to seniors there's something for everyone at the Beach House. Hungry? Restaurant serving breakfast lunch and dinner with a full bar. Can't swim? Splash pads. Can swim? Ocean and pool. Ready to compete? Beach volleyball. Hate the sun? Shade. Love the sun? Sun. Boom. COOL MOM TIP: Get there early. Like 9 am early.