Here Comes the Guide praises the Julia Morgan Ballroom.

Date: 2007-04-04

Says the Guide:

The Merchants Exchange Club may be located in San Francisco’s financial district, but an event held in this historic gem will not be business as usual. Designed by Willis Polk and Julia Morgan, it’s a landmark and its classic Beaux- Arts style is the same as that of Hearst Castle, Morgan’s most famous architectural creation.

The moment you pass through the street-level doors, you know you’ve arrived somewhere special. The barrel-vaulted lobby is a gorgeous entrance that sparkles with marble, gold leaf and bronze, with a cross-hatch glass ceiling.

Read more, and see a 360 tour, at the Guide online.