The building was dedicated to the memory of her husband George Hearst, who had been a successful miner.
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The $1,065,000 construction cost was a gift of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, dedicated to the memory of her late husband, Senator George Hearst, who had made much of his fortune in mining.
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