The Paseo de la Guerra is a complex of historic buildings in downtown

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...

. Since 1977 it is listed (as El Paseo and Casa de la Guerra) in

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. It is named for the Guerra family of California, a historically prominent

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family in Santa Barbara. It includes the Spanish Colonial architecture

adobe Adobe ( ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for ''mudbrick''. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of e ...

Casa de la Guerra The Casa de la Guerra was the residence of the fifth commandant of the Presidio de Santa Barbara, José de la Guerra y Noriega, founder of the Guerra family of California (a prominent Californio family) from 1828 until his death in 1858. Desce ...

, the restored historic home of a Spanish Military Officer, Civil Servant, and

rancher

José de la Guerra y Noriega José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega (March 6, 1779 – February 18, 1858) was a Californio military officer, ranchero, and founder of the prominent Guerra family of California. He served as the Commandant of the Presidio of Santa Barbara and the ...

on which construction begun in the 18th century. Paseo de la Guerra became an

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and shops arcade integrating the adobe in the mid-20th century, with

Spanish Colonial Revival architecture The Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( es, Arquitectura neocolonial española) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In th ...

by renowned local

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Lutah Maria Riggs Lutah Maria Riggs (October 31, 1896 – March 8, 1984) was an American architect who worked for several decades in Santa Barbara, California. Born in Toledo, Ohio, she moved with her mother to Santa Barbara after high school, where she returned ...

, the associate of George Washington Smith. Paseo de la Guerra continues as a major landmark and attraction, as a museum and boutique mall.

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