No, William Randolph Hearst set up a trust...Open to the public...
More here”:
https://hearstcastle.org/
“Hearst Castle”, “Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument”, “La Cuesta Encantada”, and “The Enchanted Hill”
There are several vintage youtube videos of WRH showing off the entire property...including his vast wildlife preserve
So much of it was bought and transported from Europe and reassembled into coherent design
I saw enough of that to last a lifetime. We were living in the Bay Area when Patty Hearst did her little va-cay with the Symbionese Liberation Front/Army. For weeks we couldn’t turn on the TV without another talking head giving the latest opinion of the news of the Rich and Famous Poor Little Patty.
I do believe that’s the first time I’ve seen the property from the air, and THAT, is interesting and I like it! :o]