Following a devastating earthquake in 1925 that destroyed most of Santa Barbara’s significant buildings, the city became the first in the country to have a co

This documentation of the architecture of Santa Barbara, California has grown since the first edition was published in 1970: the second (1980) saw an expanded f

The aura and romance of Old California lives on in this treasury of inviting homes. The California House presents the magic of the "golden state," that land of

Domestic architecture and interior design.

In California, authentic Spanish colonial houses were built with local materials for comfort and convenience, with both construction and ornamentation tradition