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900 Hot Springs Rd | $18,800,000 900HotSpringSroad.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

818 Hot Springs Rd | $14,875,000 6 bedS 9 batHS Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1473 Edgecliff Ln | $14,444,000 montecito oceanfront Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

FEATURED PROPERTY

511 Las Fuentes Dr | $5,950,000 3 bedS 4.5 batHS Elberta Pate 805.895.0835

3111 Padaro Ln | $13,900,000 5 bedS 4 batHS Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1398 Oak Creek Cyn Rd | $13,650,000 1398oakcreekcanyonroad.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

1379 Oak Creek Canyon Rd | $12,995,000 6 bedS 10 batHS Gregg Leach 805.565.8873

660 Hot Springs Rd | $12,650,000 660HotSpringSroad.com Tim Walsh 805.259.8808

630 Stonehouse Ln | $6,650,000 5 bedS 7 batHS Riskin/Applegate 805.565.8600

1159 Hill Rd | $5,840,000 3 bedS 3 batHS Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

36 Hammond Dr | $5,250,000 4 bedS 4 batHS Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

4395 Via Esperanza | $5,250,000 5 bedS 5 batHS Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

975 Mariposa Ln | $4,995,000 4 bedS 4 batHS Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

820 Cima Linda Ln | $4,900,000 8 bedS 8 batHS John A Sener 805.331.7402

1464 Bonnymede Dr | $4,750,000 4 bedS 4 batHS Gayle Lofthus 805.689.9011

118 Los Aguajes Ave | $4,400,000 11 Unit income property Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

905 E Alamar Ave | $4,300,000 5 bedS 3 batHS Ted Campbell 805.886.1175

2885 Hidden Valley Ln | $3,095,000 4 bedS 2 batHS Mitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

5152 Foothill Rd | $2,900,000 2 bedS 3 batHS Lynn Gates 805.705.4942

7797 Goldfield Ct | $2,649,000 4 bedS 5 batHS Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

2101 Refugio Rd | $2,600,000 2 bedS 3 batHS Elizabeth Wagner 805.895.1467

924 Garden St | $2,475,000 2 bedS 2 batHS Pippa Davis 805.886.0174

1037 Estrella Dr | $2,375,000 4 bedS 3 batHS Carla Reeves 805.689.7343

901 Aleeda Ln | $2,265,000 3 bedS 3 batHS Susan Jordano 805.680.9060

4569 Via Clarice | $2,150,000 3 bedS 4 batHS Gregg Leach 805.565.8873

19 Seaview Dr | $2,075,000 2 bedS 2 batHS Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

556 Periwinkle Ln | $1,975,000 3 bedS 2 batHS Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

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3815 Crescent Dr | $1,795,000 4 beds 3 baths Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

909 Laguna St | $1,749,000 3 beds 2 baths Louise McKaig 805.285.2008

1836 Hillcrest Rd | $1,550,000 4 beds 3 baths June/Christina 805.689.7036

921 Isleta Ave | $1,495,000 4 beds 3 baths Timothy Walsh 805.259.8808

1526 East Valley Rd | $1,485,000 2 beds 2 baths Mitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

FEATURED PROPERTY

3791 State St E | $1,125,000 3 beds 2 baths Jan Banister 805.455.1194

1337 Virginia Rd | $1,325,000 2 beds 2 baths Jay/Darcie 805.451.4527

2045 Paseo Almeria | $1,195,000 3 beds 3 baths Susan Jordano 805.680.9060

403 Alameda Padre Serra | $1,135,000 3 beds 3 baths Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

2526 Shelby Ave | $999,000 3 beds 2 baths Toni Mochi 805.636.9170

316 Peach Grove Ln | $979,000 3 beds 3 baths John Henderson 805.689.1066

4004 Via Lucero #6 | $965,000 3 beds 2.5 baths Elizabeth Wagner 805.895.1467

298 Calle Esperanza | $895,000 2 beds 3 baths Tiffany Haller 805.698.6694

314 W Victoria St | $849,900 2 beds 2 baths David M Kim 805.296.0662

161 Por La Mar Cir | $839,000 2 beds 2 baths Phil Shirinian 805.637.8722

1940 N Jameson Ln B | $825,000 3 beds 2 baths Lynn Golden 805.570.5888

30 Santa Ynez St C | $799,000 3 beds 2 baths Robert Kemp 805.259.6318

1116 N Milpas St | $775,000 4 beds 3 baths Julie/Jeff 805.683.7392

3435 Richland Dr 19 | $469,000 2 beds 1 bath Marta Weeks 805.689.0410

669 Picacho Ln | $5,995,000 669PicachoLane.com Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

4615 Via Roblada | $3,195,000 4615ViaRobLada.com Riskin/Kendall 805.565.8600

871 Park Hill Ln | $2,950,000 4.25 +/- acRes John Henderson 805.689.1066

707 Park Ln | $1,795,000 4.08 +/- acRes Riskin Partners 805.565.8600

The Meadows | Starting at $1,650,000 themeadowssb.com Dianne/Brianna 805.455.6570

1094 Toro Canyon Rd | $999,000 4.08 +/- acRes John Bahura 805.680.5175

2045 Golpa Dr | $725,000 4.08 +/- acRes Patti Cotter 805.680.0769

LOTS & LAND

1319 Plaza De Sonadores | $1,895,000 3 beds 2.5 baths Patsy Downing 805.895.3766

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929 CANON ROAD HOPE RANCH

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Filled with shadow and light, an authentic adobe estate of understated elegance and majestic views of the statuesque Santa Ynez mountain range awaits. This AB Harmer architectural gem, circa 1928, is a soulful private retreat set among 1.4+/- acres of citrus, maples, aspens and specimen oaks. Situated behind hand hewn stone walls, patios, fountains, boulders, and a sandstone pool, you will find yourself ensconced in a world of beauty, privacy and serenity. Offered at $4,750,000 VISIT US - GRUBBCAMPBELL.COM GRUBBCAMPBELL@VILLAGESITE.COM

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Make MySelf at HoMe by Sarah Sinclair

Address: 101 North Alisos Street Status: On the market Price: $729,500

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101 North Alisos Street is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Kathy Hughes of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Reach Kathy at 448-4881 or kathyhughes7@cox.net.

Skylights can bring comfort and Joy excessive sunlight and heat is to buy skylights with integral blinds or shades, or in the worst case, to install them separately. As with windows, it is important to select skylights with the best specifications and performance that you can afford. In our region, that means double-pane units to provide good insulation, plus glazing coatings (usually low emissivity coatings called low-e) to keep exterior summer heat out and interior heat in during the winter. To create an effective passive solar house, skylights are often a key component, designed to bring in the sun’s warmth when needed. The sun’s entering infrared rays need to be accompanied by sufficient thermal mass to distribute the heat and avoid big temperature swings. Another feature that skylights can provide is ventilation. Venting a building with an operable skylight releases the heat that naturally accumulates near the ceiling. This stack effect venting of hot

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kylights can brighten a home with abundant natural light, especially during the winter months when days are shorter and tend to be darker. Strategically placed, skylights can lighten the gloomiest corners of a house without resorting to artificial light during daytime hours. And, of course, this saves electricity and reduces utility bills. Interestingly, the same area of glass in a window as in a skylight does not provide the same effectiveness of illumination. However, because skylights penetrate the roof, they have the negative reputa-

tion of almost automatically leading to leaks. Any penetration of a roof should always be given careful consideration, but leaks need not be the result. When installing a skylight, always use the best water management materials and methods, and hire a reputable contractor to do the job. Installing a skylight is not a do-ityourself project, unless you wish to be placing buckets beneath it with each future rain storm. Two other potential downsides of skylights, depending on the orientation and size, are (1) making the room too bright and glary and (2) overheating. These tend to occur in summertime but can happen even on a sunny winter day. Installing the unit on a north-facing roof can mitigate both these drawbacks. A different strategy to address these issues, but only applicable in homes with attics, is to place the skylight higher up on the roof to take advantage of a longer light well. (Make sure the shaft is well insulated to avoid unwanted heat loss in winter.) Another effective solution to keeping out

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I said good-bye to Dave and walked down North Alisos Street, feeling hopeful that this adorable home will find a new owner to love it as much as the current family has and to enjoy the neighborhood as much as Dave and his family do.

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he cute green house for sale at 101 North Alisos Street is almost 100 years old. Built in 1925, it has many charming trademark details of that era: built-in cabinets and display cases, crown moldings, period hardware and wall sconces, and an arched doorway between the living and dining rooms. It has a wide front porch and a floor plan reminiscent of craftsman homes of the same period, but it sports a distinctive difference: a quintessential Santa Barbara Spanish-style red-tiled roof up top and wrought-iron railings all around. Another atypical feature of this home is the large size of the rooms. The living room and bedrooms are much larger than expected, giving the entire house an open, airy feeling. There are three bedrooms and two baths, including one bedroom/bathroom suite with a separate entrance, offering privacy and options to a future new owner. The house sits on a large corner lot, so passersby can admire its clean lines and design details. When I went to see it last week, I had the rare pleasure of meeting the owner.

In visiting open houses, one rarely sees the possessions of the owner, let alone the owners themselves. But sitting quietly in the back bedroom was the 104-year-old matriarch of the family who has lived in and cared for this home for 58 years. I felt honored to meet her and to see her in her element. Walking outside to check out the yard and the fruit trees, I had one of those smalltown Santa Barbara moments when my friend Dave Fortson walked up. It turns out that Dave and his wife, Terra, have lived on this block for the past 14 years. “We love this neighborhood,” said Dave. “We’re huge fans of walking and biking. The beach and the Bowl are within a five-minute bike ride of home.” Dave says they walk their daughter to Adelante Charter School every morning and mosey down to East Beach in the evenings. “For us, the lower Eastside is one of the most vibrant and special places in Santa Barbara, a beautiful mix of people and lifestyles.”

Ken Pfeiffer

Spanish-Style cottage on the lower l eastside

by Dennis Allen air is often an important part of natural cooling in a passive solar house. When skylights bring in controlled light and brightness, together with desired cold weather warmth and cool replacement air in summertime, they are an outright boon.

Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned company committed to building and operating sustainably. He also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a boardmember of the Community Environmental Council.


QUALITYAGENTS QUALITYAGENTS

OPEN SAT/SUN 2-4

OPEN SAT1-4/SUN 1:30-4:30

$999,000 | 21 Skyline Cir, Mesa | 3BD/1½BA Sue Irwin | 805.705.6973

$895,000 | 8516 Ocean View Rd, Ventura | 20± acs (assr) Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$425,000 | 100 Harris Grade Rd, Lompoc | 100± acs (assr) Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$1,579,000 | 3132 Calle Mariposa, San Roque | 3BD/3BA Robert P. Johnson | 805.705.1606

OPEN SUN 1-4

$729,500 | 101 N Alisos St, Eastside | 3BD/2BA Kathy Hughes | 805.448.4881

$669,000 | 3364 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez | 3BD/2BA Hristo Hristov | 805.284.8471

OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4

$799,000 | 4506 La Tierra Ln, Carpinteria | 3BD/2BA Easter/Ebner | 805.453.7071

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OPEN SAT/SUN 1-5 $3,950,000 | 1015 Ladan Dr, Ballard | 5BD/7BA Anderson/Hurst | 805.618.8747/805.680.8216

OPEN SUN 12-2 $2,975,000 | 1570 La Vista Del Oceano, Mesa | 3BD/3BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000

OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4

$3,600,000 | 3 Seaview Dr, Montecito | 3BD/3BA Reyne Stapelmann | 805.705.4353

$3,100,000 | 1721 Santa Barbara St, Eastside | 5BD/4BA Anderson/Hurst | 805.618.8747/805.680.8216

OPEN SUN 1-3

OPEN SUN 2-4

$1,495,000 | 1123 Manitou Road, Westside | 4BD/3BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000

$1,329,000 | 62 Olive Mill Rd, Montecito | 3BD/3BA Easter Team | 805.570.0403

OPEN SUN 1-4

$1,295,000 | 331 Conejo Rd, Sycamore Canyon | 4BD/3BA Erin Beck | 805.708.0446

$1,075,000 | 876 Windsor Way, Mission Canyon | 3BD/2BA Jason Saltoun-Ebin | 805.364.3070

$995,000 | 1535 San Roque Rd, San Roque | 2± acs (assr) Kerry Mormann | 805.689.3242

$850,000 | 2507 Mesa School Ln, Mesa | 2BD/1BA Ken Switzer | 805.680.4622

$589,900 | 829 N Salsipuedes St ##B, Downtown | 2BD/2BA Rose Van Schaik | 805.452.2051

$495,000 | 157 Chapel St, Goleta | 2BD/1½BA Ken Switzer | 805.680.4622

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Santa barbara county SaleS area

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CARPinteRiA

SWineHARt MARK A tRUStee

VAn CURA FRAnK J tRUStee

$496,000

2/02/16

1211 FRAnCiSCAn Ct 2

goletA

JACoBS AnnA B

MilleR SteVen F eU

$892,000

2/05/16

137 SAntA AnA AVe

BAgnAll SteVe

KonAKAnCHi SRiDHAR eU

$695,000

2/05/16

5501 HUntington DR

gUADAlUPe

gUADAlUPe CoMMUnitY ReDeVeloP

AlVAReZ gUStAVo eA

$700,500

2/04/16

879 gUADAlUPe St

loMPoC

RiDeR MiCHAel R tRUStee

CAStenetto giUSePPe l eU

$280,000

2/05/16

316 QUAil CiR

CoUtURe MenlinDA J

HeRnAnDeZ ADAM eU

$216,000

2/02/16

222 e MAPle AVe

DeUtSCHe BAnK nAt tRUSt Co

CHAVeZ RUBen

$135,500

2/04/16

913 n n St

CASH CAtHeRine C tRUSt

gAVilAneS HilARio eU

$320,000

2/02/16

1200 JASon DR

PRiCe eRiC e eA

RoBinSon HeAtHeR J

$85,000

2/05/16

1105 W CYPReSS AVe H

gAVilAneS HilARio R eU

gonZAleZ DAniel

$150,000

2/02/16

210 n R St

olin SPenCeR t tRUSt

neXt CHAPteR llC

$28,850,000

2/05/16

380 SAntA RoSA ln

BelliSARio DonAlD P tRUSt

MAYFAiR tRUSt

$5,895,000

2/03/16

1160 FiFe ln

BRUnDAge MARY B tRUSt

gRoSSMAn StUARt Z tRUSt

$3,625,000

2/01/16

1473 BonnYMeDe DR

MonteCito SeASiDe CoRP

gooCH MiCHAel A

$5,465,000

2/03/16

1460 BonnYMeDe DR

geoRgi tHoMASS M tRUStee

SAnteCito llCC

$1,300,000

2/05/16

608 CoWleS RD

MARinelli JUDi A tRUStee

KoKe Rene tRUStee

$2,400,000

2/02/16

225 S MilPAS St

DeUtSCHe BAnK nAt tRUSt Co

Mti CAPitAl

$866,500

2/03/16

1510 MiSSion CAnYon RD

MonteCito

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goURleY WilliAM K tRUStee

tHole leSlie eA

$620,000

2/02/16

2525 StAte St 21

o'BRien gARY e eU

FiSHeR ZAFAR R

$890,000

2/05/16

934 W MiCHeltoRenA St

KAnteR WenDY l tRUStee

o'BRien SeAn eU

$500,000

2/01/16

1239 RiCHelle ln B

SilVeR liVing tRUSt

KUnSteK niCHolAS eU

$775,000

2/02/16

325 APPle gRoVe ln

RitteR JUlie l tRUStee

CARleY MiCHAel D eU

$1,050,000

2/05/16

209 CAlle gRAnADA

toDD e SMitH

Fitton JoHn B tRUStee

$710,000

2/05/16

4658 geRonA WAY

tognAZZini ViCtoR D

eSPARZA JoSe l eU

$480,000

2/05/16

4650 BASQUe DR

USSeRY CHARleS C eU

CooPeR DenniS R eU

$473,000

2/05/16

4617 SWeetBRiAR Ct

enSoR SteVen e tRUStee

MAtCHett BARRY l eU

$761,500

2/02/16

5735 AnteloPe tRAil

StonegAte oRCUttt VentURe, llC

HUMAnn JoHn P eA

$323,500

2/05/16

455 S FiRSt St

YUng KeVin P eU

HUtton tReVoR o

$525,000

2/02/16

1140 teRRAZZo WY

VAn CoRBACH KennetH W eU

CARo gABRiel eU

$351,000

2/05/16

4521 SUnVieW DR

CooPeR DenniS R tRUStee

SiSneRoS MiCHAel A eU

$473,000

2/05/16

4367 glen oAKS Ct

WeWBeR RiCHARD P tRUStee

KAZAK MiCHAel

$515,000

2/05/16

2429 S RiDgeMARK DR

FoXenWooD gARDen VillAS llC

leWiS MelVin D tRUStee

$449,000

2/02/16

4320 S FoXenWooD CiR

ne oF loMPoC llC

DoURi FAiZA F eA

$340,000

2/05/16

2462 n teelYnn AVe

RAngel, YoCABetH

loPeZ elDeR eA

$133,000

2/04/16

2260 n eASY St

HUll, MARtHA J

eSCAMillA XAVieR eU

$396,000

2/05/16

1634 S CAPitolA St

loPeZ goRgoniA

PAZ gilBeRto t

$425,000

2/03/16

934 W DonoVAn RD

DePt oF VeteRAnS AFFAiRS CAliF

MelenA leonARDo

$300,000

2/05/16

803 e el CAMino St

lee CRAig D

SAlCeDo MARiA A eA

$252,000

2/04/16

618 S ConCePCion AVe

SAntA YneZ

SCHUltZ KennetH l tRUStee

BRUMMett gARY W eU

$775,000

2/05/16

1481 CoUntRY ln

UninCoRPoRAteD

StYlAnDeR elSe-BRitt

ARRiAgA JUlio eA

$250,000

2/04/16

295 e CentRAl AVe

JoneS WilliAM t eU

gonZAleS Deigo D J P

$242,500

2/01/16

3458 ViA DonA

CAZAnAVe nAnCY l tRUStee

BUellton WAteR gARDenS llC

$650,000

2/05/16

325 AVenUe oF FlAgS

SCHMiDt, Joe

Jin Hong eU

$660,000

2/04/16

542 CliFFRoSe ln

VillA RAYMo F eStAte

PRAtt JoSePH W eU

$255,000

2/05/16

609 e gRAnt St

PitUACUA JoSe A

PitACUA SeRgio eA

$260,000

2/03/16

340 e lee DR

gleneSK HilDA B tRUStee

ReSenDeZ gABRiel S

$375,000

2/05/16

1633 CHADWell DR

PRinCe JetHRo B eU

CAStillo JAiMe e eU

$345,000

2/05/16

1123 n SUtteR St

Collett teReSA

FloReS gilBeRt eU

$395,000

2/03/16

2510 S Del SUR

Dennett JAMeS A ii

BAKeR MiCHelle

$60,000

2/03/16

5068 Union AVe

SHUlMAn liVing tRUSt

YoUng DAViD l eU

$477,000

2/03/16

2236 CleARlAKe DR

Monte CRiSto BloCK iii llC

ADAMSon SUSAn M eU

$989,000

2/04/16

5594 HAMilton ln

gUeRnSeY CURtiS H JR tRUStee

KAiSeR tiMotHY R eU

$860,000

2/02/16

312 FReYA DR Sl

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Profiles in Design

by Michael Redmon

by Carolina Starin

Architect

L LOUIS TrOIAnI firm Studio Progetti, Inc.

specialties Village-style outdoor shopping centers; LED displays for commercial, educational, and sport facilities.

Outlets at San Clemente, California; Franciacorta Outlet Village, Brescia, Italy; USC’s Galen Center and Uytengsu Aquatics Center

was terrorizing Americans traveling on the roads of Southern California. One of his favorite bases of operation was the Drum Canyon area south of present Los Alamos. Here he would lie in wait and ambush, kill, and rob his victims, the bodies of whom were often never found. Perhaps the most famous story about Pico concerned his habit of cutting the ears off his victims and using them to make an especially grisly necklace. In the mid-1850s, Pico became a semipermanent resident of Baja California. Here he boasted to one Alfred Green that he had killed 39 Yankees during his Alta California days. Soon he was on the run from authorities in Baja, as well. In 1856 he stabbed an Englishman to death in a La Paz restaurant in the mistaken notion that he was a Yankee. Pico’s life came to an end in May 1860, when he and several other suspected outlaws were executed by firing squad. The story of Salomon Tyrone Power Pico soon passed into folklore — a man taking vengeance on those who had wronged him, a guerrilla warrior fighting to save his homeland from an unscrupulous invader. It’s likely Pico was protected from capture to a certain extent due to the growing tensions between the Californios and American authorities. McCulley melded Pico’s story and additional outlaw tales to create the character of Zorro. In deference to his 20th-century American readers, he placed Zorro in Spanish California, battling corrupt Spanish authorities, rather than American. McCulley’s stories of a highly romanticized and pastoral Spanish California actually have their roots in a troubled transitional era of California history.

Michael Redmon is the director of research at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

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A 2,500-square-foot sign for a university in the Midwest, much like his work for USC’s Galen Center and Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles.“This is not typical for most architects or even most sign designers,” says Troiani, whose first LED screen project came from a client who had a property with no signage exposure, which required developing a creative way to tell a story of what was behind the wall. “It’s a specialty that we’ve sort of started and kept up with,” he said. Santa Barbara Dream Project: “The waterfront in Santa Barbara along Cabrillo is extremely uninspired,” said Troiani.“That’s the front door to our city, and it really should be something much more engaged. I am sure the Entrada project is the first step in that direction, but there are many more opportunities n there.”

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n 1919, Johnston McCulley began to write a series of popular novels about a swashbuckling champion of justice. Dressed in black, disguised by a mask over his eyes, this adventurer was a master horseman and an expert swordsman, who moved silently and swiftly by night. He left a unique calling card, a “Z” slashed into the clothing or, sometimes, the flesh of his adversaries. The identity of this masked man remained a mystery to his enemies; he was known only as Zorro, Spanish for “fox.” The popularity of McCulley’s works carried over into cinema, with Douglas Fairbanks playing Zorro in a successful silent film and Tyrone Power reprising the role in a later sound version. Zorro then made the move to television with a series produced by Walt Disney Studios. McCulley was inspired by tales of the exploits of bandits in California in the 1850s, when political and economic power was moving from the Californios to the ever-growing number of Anglos, many of whom were attracted by the lure of gold. The story of one man in particular fascinated McCulley, that of Salomon Pico. Salomon Pico was born near San Juan Bautista in 1821. His father was a career soldier who served in garrisons up and down Alta California, including Santa Barbara. The family was one of the most distinguished in California; numbered among Salomon’s cousins was Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor of California. Much of Salomon Pico’s life is enshrouded in myth. It is known he was the grantee of a rancho in today’s Tuolumne County in 1844. It has been speculated that the loss of this property drove Pico to crime. In any case, by the late 1840s he

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or more than 21 years, Louis Troiani’s Studio Progetti has specialized in large-scale retail shopping centers that combine ease of shopping with familiar architectural environments. But each project has specific requirements and is always designed from scratch. “It’s not a repeat of what we have done somewhere else,” said Troiani.“It has character that is unique to each location.” He approaches projects from a holistic point of view. “We literally start with the basic site plans and then move it to each phase of the development,” said Troiani. “We do all the components that make the whole project, and we work with a lot of people to get there, but I’m involved on the design level for every single aspect.” Troiani spent a grueling 18 years working on a 50-acre retail “village” in San Clemente, the Orange County city founded by Ole Hanson, who was a fan of Santa Barbara’s Spanish Colonial Revival style. So the outdoor mall is very much Santa Barbara in style, with red-tiled roofs and whitewashed walls. He’s also worked on five developments in Italy, including Brescia’s Franciacorta Outlet Village. “The quality of construction is amazing over there,” said Troiani, who admits that it took time to adjust to designing in the metric system and was surprised that the Italian architectural teams relied exclusively on computers. “There was not a pencil, not a pencil sharpener, not a piece of paper anywhere in the office,” he said.“They were staring at us like we were creatures from some other place because we were drawing on paper and sketching out and developing the entire concept of this place by hand.” Troiani was pleased to find that on subsequent visits he began to see more paper and sketching happening among his Italian counterparts.

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 2/20 & Sunday 2/21

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Carpinteria 3375 Foothill Road #1114 + 1113, 5BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, Coldwell Banker, Todd Bollinger 805-2208808 5750 Via Real #212, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $215,000, Remax Gold Coast Realtors, Gloria Burns 805689-6920 1281 Franciscan Court #4, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $529,000 Berkshire Hathaway, Ewy Axelsson 805-689-4124

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1245 Franciscan Court #2, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4, $639,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ewy Axelsson 805-689-4124 1482 Eucalyptus Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $725,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale Sundell 805-895-2064 3375 Foothill #933, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $750,000, Village Properties, Susie Maybery 805-6843415 4506 La Tierra Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brooke Ebner 805-453-7071 Jenny Easter 805455-6294

1109 Olive Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $910,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Angela Moloney 805451-1553 10 West Quinto Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,150,000, Coldwell Banker, Patrice Serrani 805-637-5112 315 West Victoria Street, 5BD/5BA, Sun 12:30-4:30, $1,295,000, Coldwell Banker, Venturelli Group 805-680-5141

Eastside Santa Barbara 101 North Alisos Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $729,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805-453-0927 1116 North Milpas Street, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $775,000, Village Properties, Christina Ruelas & Matt Crego 805448-6284 30 Santa Ynez Street #C, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $799,000, Village Properties, Thomas Dabney 805-689-7306

Goleta

1946 Paquita Drive, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michele White 805-4527515

5290 Overpass Rd #15, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $424,900, Coast and Valley Properties, Monica Lenches 805-689-1300

3447 Padaro Lane, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $12,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathleen Winter, 805451-4663

290 Moreton Bay Lane #3, Sun 12:30-2:30, $587,500, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail Pearl 805-637-9595

3111 Padaro Lane, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $13,900,000, Village Properties, John Henderson 805689-1066

5101 San Vicente Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $748,000, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805708-1275

Downtown Santa Barbara 2525 State Street #12, 2BD/2BA, Sun 11-1, $579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805-315-1515 536 Bath Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $650,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Caitlin Benson 805-6995102 221 West Cota Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $675,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Morgan Flint 805270-5549 230 West Cota Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $695,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, William Stonecipher 805-450-4821 407 West Pedregosa Street #7, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $840,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805689-0532

5791 Leeds Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $895,000, Keller Williams, David Johnson II 805-689-7948 7652 Dartmoor Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $749,000, Pacific Coast Realty, Nancy Newquist-Nolan 805-570-1015 4784 Chandler Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $765,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, PJ Williams 805-403-0585 5240 Calle Morelia, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $879,000, Assist-2-Sell Full Service R.E., Roger Jacobson 805692-5060 31 Mendocino Road, 3BD/2.5BA, By Appt., $889,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805-252-0625 7608 Newport Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $969,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris Jones 805-7087041

72 Sanderling Lane, 3BD/3.5BA, Marguerite Taylor 805-705-0957 Hristo Hristov 805-284-8471 Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Cindy Van Wingerden 1176 Edgemound Drive, 805-698-9736 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,195,000, 1254 Camino Meleno, 4BD/2BA, Keller Williams, Tim Johnson 805403-6323 By Appt., $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888 Gail 2634 Tunnel Ridge Lane, Pearl 805-637-9595 2BD/2.5BA, BY APPT., $2,400,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 8052217 Mission Ridge 689-0532 Road, 2BD/3BA, Sat By Appt., $2,300,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Borkowski 805-252-7305 7797 Goldfield Court, 4BD/5BA, Sat 1-3, $2,649,000, Village Properties, Lynda Bohnett 805-6376407

Hope Ranch 4135 Lago Drive 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,424,000, Pacific Coast Realty, JoAnn Pomatto-Gomez 805705-3798 4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sat 12:30-3:30, Sun 12:30-3:30, $3,875,000, Stones Real Estate, Team Eric and Mary 805-682-6090 1151 Estrella Drive, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $3,900,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Team Scarborough, 805-331-1465

The Mesa 21 Skyline Circle, 3BD/1.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $999,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sue Irwin 805705-6973 106 San Nicholas Avenue, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805-253-2749 1642 Shoreline Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805455-1190 1570 La Vista Del Oceano, 3BD/3BA, Sun 12-2, $2,975,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Kelly Mahan 805-2081451

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Montecito

1220 Coast Village Road #110, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Sotheby’s, Arve Eng 805-698-2915 62 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,329,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marguerite Taylor 805705-0957 618 Tabor Lane, 2BD/2BA, Sun 12-3, $1,375,000, Engel & Volkers Geoff Cockrell 805-453-7556 1526 East Valley, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,485,000, Village Properties, Thomas Johansen 805-886-1857 595 Paso Robles Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $1,535,000, Truly Great Homes, Troy G Hoidal 805-689-6808 565 Periwinkle Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,975,000, Village Properties, Phyllis Lenker 805-8862342 462 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $2,100,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Wes St. Clair 805-886-6741 116 Arroqui Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $2,188,000, Coldwell Banker, C Scott McCosker 805-6872436 885 Toro Canyon Road, Lot/ Land, Sun 2-4, $2,450,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-6891602 831 Norman Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-3, $2,485,000, Coldwell Banker, Kathleen Marvin 805-450-4792 Crysta Metzger 805453-8700

876 Windsor Way, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,075,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jason S. Ebin, 805-3643070

309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sun 12-2, $2,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tony Miller 805-7054007

1485 Tunnel Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,145,000, Sotheby’s, The Stricklands 805-708-6969

250 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $2,849,000, Village Properties, Mitch Morehart 805-689-7233

2660 Montrose Place, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 1-4, $1,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Hristov, 805-284-8471 John Comin 805-689-3078 2451 Las Canoas Road, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 12-3, $2,090,000, Berkshire Hathaway,

2700 Torito Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tim Dahl 805-886-2211 216 Ortega Ridge Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $3,395,000, Coldwell Banker, Mark MacGillvray 805-886-7097

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Montecito (CONTINUED) 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $4,620,000, Sotheby’s, Mark Lomas & Kirstin Wolfe 805-845-2888 705 Oak Grove Drive, 4BD/6BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-4, $4,650,000, Village Properties, Ron Madden 805-284-4170 975 Mariposa Lane, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $4,995,000, Village Properties, Susan Pate & Pippa Davis 805-886-0174 36 Hammond Drive, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $5,250,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081

1525 Las Tunas Road, 5BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-4, $6,695,000, Coldwell Banker, Andrew Templeton 805-895-6029

Noleta

1836 Hillcrest Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,550,000, Village Properties, June Laula 805-6897036 3 Las Alturas Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,599,000, Village Properties, John Bahura 805-6805175

1365 Via Veneto, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 12-2 Sun 12-3, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s, Janet Caminite 805-8967767

Riviera 814 Paseo Alicante, 2+BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $925,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802 Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 1020 East Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,265,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alexis McCaw 805-448-6350

3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1:30-4:30, $1,579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479 Robert Johnson, 805-705-1606

1123 Manitou Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Calcagno & Hamilton Lisa McCollum 805-886-6746

3815 Crescent, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,795,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-4483081

Santa Ynez Valley

2211 Stanwood Drive, 6BD/4BA, BY APPT., $1,895,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805689-0532 1746 Prospect Avenue, 2BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla 805-680-7146 2217 Mission Ridge Road, 2BD/3BA, By Appt., $2,300,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Borkowski 805252-7305 1800 El Encanto Road #A, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $2,350,000, Sotheby’s, Jenny Hall 805-705-7125

902 East Alamar, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,400,000, Village Properties, Ted Campbell 805-8861175 905 East Alamar, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $4,300,000, Village Properties, Ted Campbell 805-8861175

Upper East Santa Barbara

1520 Franceschi Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,495,000, Sotheby’s, Michelle Damiani 805729-1364 Jennifer Johnson 805455-4300

705/707 Northview Road, 1BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $925,000, Sotheby’s, Marilyn Rickard 805-4528284

2220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805906-0194

4004 Via Lucero #6, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $965,000, Village Properties, Farideh Farinpour 805-708-3617

330 West Highway 246 184, 2BD/2BA, Sat 11:30-2, $97,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aiken 805-252-1205 78 Bundy Circle, 3BD/2BA, Sun1-3, $299,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Todd McChesney 805291-7902 2893 Stadium Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $649,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Williams 805-6807541 3437 Tivola Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3:30, $650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-2521205 332 Nykobing, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $680,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805-689-5799 1139 Cota Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $724,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rhoda Johnson 805-705-8707

4004 Via Lucero, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3, $985,000, Village Properties, Joan Roberts 805-4480526

1888 Ringsted Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-4, $869,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 805-705-5206

San Roque

555 East Arrellaga Street #1, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-2, $1,050,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-3350158

3173 Samantha Drive, 4+BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Carole Colone 805-708-2580

3435 Richland Drive #19, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-3, $469,000, Village Properties, Sina Omidi 805689-7700

2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,675,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-6804622

1453 Remington Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3, $1,178,500, Village Properties, Barbara Morr 805-245-0455

3570 Modoc Road #15, 1BD, By Appt., $599,000, Sotheby’s, Joanna Slott 805-335-0158

2446 Garden Street, 3BD/3BA+2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Betty Jeppesen 805-4501789

Samarkand 2834 Serena Road, 2+BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,049,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Hardey & Marilyn Wankum 805-455-1607

615 Las Perlas Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $735,000, Sotheby’s, Janine Huarte 805-698-4379 The Olivers 805680-6524 3744 Greggory Way #4, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $859,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Hotchkiss 805-403-0668 Deb Archambault 805-455-2966 970 N Kellogg Avenue, 4BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,125,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Parsons & Young 805-895-4866 3791-E State Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,125,000, Village Properties, Jan Banister 805-4551194

1721 Santa Barbara Street, 5BD/4BA, Sat 1-5 Sun 1-5, $3,100,000, Berkshire Hathaway, SiBelle Istrael, 805-896-4218 Ashley Anderson & Paul Hurst, 805680-8216

Westside Santa Barbara 1125 San Andres Street, 3BD/1BA, $749,000, Sun 1-3, Alemann and Associates, Terence Alemann 805-637-3378

Ventura County 4266 Aspen Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sherry Zolfaghari 805386-3748

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4571 Camino Del Mirasol, 4BD/2.5BA, By Appt., $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Melissa Birch 805-6892674

151 La Vista Grande, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,799,000, Sotheby’s, Dan Johnson 805-8955150

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5290 Overpass Road #15, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $424,900, Coast and Valley Properties, Monica Lenches 805-689-1300

1564 Portesuello Avenue, Sun 1-4, 3BD/2BA, $949,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Jack Ucciferri 805-899-1100

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2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-3, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s, Bob Lamborn 805-6896800

3109 Calle Noguera, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,235,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rachel Brown 805-570-7160

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1098 Golf Road, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $5,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805698-8980

331 Conejo Road, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jarrod Shively 805-7145114


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One of the more iconic old neighborhoods in California, Santa Barbara’s Upper East is home to stately mansions, sprawling lots, and plenty of beloved public places, from Alameda Park and Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens all the way to Mission Santa Barbara and its adjacent rose garden. There are lots of more modest homes to be enjoyed, as well, including the occasional fixer-upper that the right owner could turn from rundown into palatial and a few multiplex opportunities, as well.

Area Highlights Neighbors Longtime Santa Barbara families, younger single professionals, families of various sizes, and some students, as well.

Market Ranges widely from modest single-family homes needing work to expansive, historic mansions on quarter-block lots.

Lifestyle Classic Santa Barbaran, with evening walks to the Mission while enjoying the parks and architecture along the way.

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Perfect For Those of means looking to retire in old-California style, young professionals who want space but also to be close to downtown, and families who want to be close to the parks.

Around the Area A neighborhood that runs essentially from Mission Santa Barbara down to the sprawling complex of public spaces around Alameda Park, the Upper East was Santa Barbara’s first upscale neighborhood, and the moneyed fashions of yesteryear uphold their visual splendor very much today. This is one of the best places for a walk in all of the region, as a meander from downtown to the mission will take you by exquisitely designed mansions, intimate garden settings, and quite a few secret nooks that occasionally surprise even longtime locals. It’s not all upscale properties, though. There’s a variety of housing options on the Upper East, from multi-unit investment opportunities to a few condo/townhome developments to many modest single-family homes, which often include a second unit that can be leased out to help pay the mortgage. There is a healthy mix of renters and homeowners, students and professionals, singles, couples, and families, many of whom proudly send their children to the red-tiled Roosevelt School. All are drawn to the neighborhood because it’s walking distance to downtown but also surrounds some of the most iconic public spaces in town, from the ponds and rare flowers of Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens to the multi-festival hub of Alameda Park to the volunteer-tended rose garden in front of the Mission. The restaurants and bars of the Santa Barbara Arts District are also nearby, including the bustling Santa Barbara Public Market, and a brief walk uphill will deliver you to El Encanto or n the Riviera Theatre, as well.

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Being close to the festivals at Alameda Park, the turtles and koi at Alice Keck, the roses at Mission Santa Barbara, and the proximity of downtown.

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Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

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Probable Original Owner: Señor Gaspar Oreña Year Built: 1868 Architect: Peter J. Barber

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erhaps Santa Barbara’s most prolific Victorian architect was mayor Peter J. Barber, whose career spanned 1868-1905. During that time, he designed many grand homes, along with commercial ventures that included Santa Barbara’s first courthouse, luxury hotels, school buildings, and business blocks. One of Barber’s first commissions was also one of his most ornate: the Gaspar Roosevelt Elementary School Oreña mansion. Shortly before Christmas in 1860, prominent Spanish don, trader, and rancher Señor Gaspar Oreña acquired five acres of farmland within walking distance of Mission Santa Barbara. By 1868, he had commissioned architect Barber to design and construct a highly customized, nearly five-story Victorian mansion for his wife, Maria Antonia de la Guerra Oreña. The lavish Gaspar Oreña mansion home was among the most elaborate of Barber’s career, and its numerous architectural details included intricate towers, dormers, bay windows, gables, ornate latticework, gingerbread scrollwork, and fishscale designs. In 1923, the estate was purchased by the local school board and razed to make way for its present occupant, Roosevelt Elementary School.

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