With the arrival of the Spanish colonists, Santa Barbara came to be built with the oldest-known construction material: mud. Santa Barbara’s oldest buildings were made from adobe brick, the word “adobe ...
An adobe house may evoke images of the Southwest, serapes, and the twangy keening of an Ennio Morricone soundtrack for many Americans. But there’s more to it than just this picture. In fact, the ...
Peter and Raydene St. Clair had no intention of moving from their modern Spanish-style Mission Hills home. In early 2020, they were helping their daughter and son-in-law, who were expecting their ...