El Fureidis

El Fureidis is a 10,000-square-foot historic estate built in 1906 on 10 acres in . Originally called the James Waldron Gillespie Estate or Gillespie Palace after its original owner, the Spanish Baroque & Neo-Mudéjar architecture is one of only five houses designed by the American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in California, United States
  • Address: 631 Para Grande Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa del Herrero and Santa Barbara Zoo.

Museum
is a historic house museum and botanical garden located in near . It was designed by George Washington Smith, and is considered one of the finest examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in the United States. is situated 3,400 feet southeast of El Fureidis.

Zoo
Photo: Dakart, Public domain.
The is located on 30 acres near the ocean in . It was built on the site of what was known as the Child Estate. is situated 2 miles southwest of El Fureidis.

Park
Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, a 42-acre freshwater/brackish lake, an artificially modified estuary, which drains through into the Pacific Ocean. is situated 1½ miles southwest of El Fureidis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montecito and Summerland.

is an upscale community in that is home to high end resorts and the rich and famous including Oprah Winfrey and Rob Lowe.

Village
Photo: Antandrus, Public domain.
is a census designated place in . The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census, down from 1,448 at the 2010 census. The town includes a school and a Presbyterian Church. There are many small businesses. is situated 3 miles southeast of El Fureidis.

is a city and metropolitan area less than 100 miles from but vastly different in pace from its huge neighbor to the south. With a temperate climate and lush natural environs, the "Riviera of the West" is a pleasant day or weekend trip from L.A.

El Fureidis

Latitude
34.44019° or 34° 26′ 25″ north
Longitude
-119.64674° or 119° 38′ 48″ west
Inception
1906
Open location code
8562C9R3+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 626792996
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5351292
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