Californian Architecture in Santa Barbara

The cool board patios, thick adobe walls, soft warm-coloured tile rooves and large flat tile floors or the early American settlers' homes were well suited to comfortable living and have had a great effect upon present day architecture. The photographs and floor plans of homes, interiors and gardens, along with public and commercial buildings of the Santa Barbara of the 1920s, are an inspiration for those building and decorating in the adobe and other Hispanic styles.