Henry Lenny, a Santa Barbara architect known for designing buildings all over the city, has died at 77. Credit: Ed DeVicente photo Henry Lenny, a Mexican-born icon of architecture, who designed some ...

The Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara was severely damaged by the 1925 earthquake. (Edson Smith Photo Collection / Santa Barbara Public Library ) The 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake is known for the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Old Mission Santa Barbara is a world class destination. "Throughout the world we are known as the Queen of the missions because of the setting... the rather grand architecture.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. (February 19, 2026) – The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara (AFSB), the Rotary Club of Santa ...

Santa Barbara is prized for its Spanish Colonial Revival-style architecture and its near-perfect coastal climate. At the heart of the seaside city, just a couple of blocks from the beach, in what’s ...

Typically Spanish Colonial in style, this custom-built home in Paradise Valley, Arizona spans over 8,000 square feet of immaculate artisanal detail. Bill Ebbert had ambitions. He wanted to be an ...

If a stylish getaway at a distinctly relaxed pace in a sun-kissed beach town floats your boat, Santa Barbara delivers in spades. It’s a vision of sun-splashed, white-washed stucco and red-tile roofs ...