Casa del Herrero
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Casa del Herrero
OR:
Casa del Herrero on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Casa del Herrero (also known as the Steedman Estate) is a historic house museum and botanical garden located in Montecito near
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 Co ...
. It was designed by George Washington Smith, and is considered one of the finest examples of
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 ...
in the United States of America. It is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
, and was designated as a
National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
on January 16, 2009. Today, the entire site is owned and operated as a
historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
and botanical garden by the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Casa del Herrero. The Casa del Herrero organization's mission is to restore and preserve the house and grounds for the benefit of the visiting public.


History

Casa del Herrero (Spanish for "House of the Blacksmith") was designed for George Fox Steedman and his wife, who were moved west from St. Louis, by architect George Washington Smith. The residence was completed in 1925, and the Steedmans moved into it the same day as the Santa Barbara earthquake. Steedman - an industrialist, engineer, and amateur architect - assembled a team of architects, landscape architects, antiquarians, and horticulturists to produce the Casa del Herrero estate — an example of
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 ...
. Steedman participated in every detail of the property's buildings, furnishings, and gardens. In the 1930s, architect Lutah Maria Riggs designed the octagonal library addition. Steedman died in 1940, and his widow continued to live there until her death in 1962. Their daughter Medora Bass then lived at the Casa until her death in 1987. The organization that now operates the estate was created in 1993 by her son.


Tours and Garden Access

Docent-led tours of the Casa del Herrero house, gardens and blacksmith workshop are available by reservation only. The Casa del Herrero organization offers tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays, by reservation only. Private tours are available through special arrangement. The garden spaces are available for commercial and non-commercial photo shoots. The address is 1387 East Valley Road, Montecito, CA 93108.


See also

*
History of Santa Barbara, California The history of Santa Barbara, California, begins approximately 13,000 years ago with the arrival of the first Native Americans. The Spanish came in the 18th century to occupy and Christianize the area, which became part of Mexico following the M ...
*
Mediterranean Revival Style Mediterranean Revival is an architectural style introduced in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries in the 19th century. It incorporated references from Spanish Renaissance, Spanish Colonial, Italian Renaissance, French Colonial ...
architecture * Spanish Colonial style architecture * Bellosguardo Foundation - another Santa Barbara mansion


References


External links

*
"Founding Father" by David Gebhard
{{Authority control Houses in Santa Barbara County, California Gardens in California Montecito, California Historic house museums in California Architecture museums in the United States Museums in Santa Barbara County, California Open-air museums in California Parks in Santa Barbara County, California Houses completed in 1925 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Historic Landmarks in California National Register of Historic Places in Santa Barbara County, California 1925 establishments in California History of Santa Barbara County, California Landscape design history of the United States Mediterranean Revival architecture in California Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in California Museums in Santa Barbara, California Tourist attractions in Santa Barbara, California Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara, California Culture of Santa Barbara, California