Jui Julia Morgan was born in 1872 in San Francisco, California. As a young girl, she wanted to design buildings. Most girls in the 1800s did not go to college. Julia was not like most girls, She loved to study math and science. ja Morgan, Architect In college, Julia first studied to be an engineer. Julia decided she really wanted to be an architect. In 1896, Julia moved to France. France had a famous school for architects. The school did not admit women. Julia worked for two years. She finally got to go to the college. She studied math, but she also studied art. Julia learned how to draw and paint pictures of buildings. Julla Morgan 1872-1957 Julia Morgan came back to California. She took a test and became an architect. In 1904, Julia became California's first female architect. She built an office in her parents’ garage. She designed buildings. Soon, she outgrew the garage. Julia Morgan moved to an office in San Francisco. Two years later, there was a huge earthquake, Many buildings were destroyed, including Julia's office. Julia found a different office to work in, While there, she designed new buildings to replace ones lost in the earthquake. Julia retired in 1951, She designed over 700 buildings in her lifetime. They are mostly in California, Her most famous building in California is called Hearst Castle Julia's buildings are known for being beautiful. They never seem to go out of style. Her buildings are also well built. That's because she carefully designed them. She hired the best workers to build them. Then she checked everything while it was being built. Julia Morgan was an important American architect. 160 [Julia Morgan ‘Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 4 » EMC 3915 + ©2003 by Evan Moor Corp.