Casa del Herrero

Casa del Herrero
Casa del Herrero is located in California
Casa del Herrero
Location1387 E. Valley Rd., Montecito, California
Coordinates34°26′10.4″N 119°38′13.54″W / 34.436222°N 119.6370944°W / 34.436222; -119.6370944
Area10.9 acres (4.4 ha)
Built1925
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.87000002[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1987[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 16, 2009[2]

Casa del Herrero (also known as the Steedman Estate) is a historic house museum and botanical garden located in Montecito near Santa Barbara, California. It was designed by George Washington Smith, and is considered one of the finest examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in the United States of America.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was designated as a National Historic Landmark on January 16, 2009.[2] Today, the entire 11-acre (4.5 ha) site is owned and operated as a historic house museum 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.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States". Department of the Interior. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "NHL nomination for Steedman Estate". National Park Service. Retrieved February 11, 2018.