El Fureidis
El Fureidis is a 10,000-square-foot historic estate built in 1906 on 10 acres in Montecito, California. 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.
Casa del Herrero
Museum
Photo: Mike Boucher, CC BY 2.0.
Casa del Herrero 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. Casa del Herrero is situated 3,400 feet southeast of El Fureidis.
Santa Barbara Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Dakart, Public domain.
The Santa Barbara Zoo is located on 30 acres near the ocean in Santa Barbara, California. It was built on the site of what was known as the Child Estate. Santa Barbara Zoo is situated 2 miles southwest of El Fureidis.
Andree Clark Bird Refuge
Park
Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, a 42-acre freshwater/brackish lake, an artificially modified estuary, which drains through East Beach into the Pacific Ocean. Andree Clark Bird Refuge is situated 1½ miles southwest of El Fureidis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montecito and Summerland.
Montecito
Photo: Grandhiking, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montecito is an upscale community in Santa Barbara County that is home to high end resorts and the rich and famous including Oprah Winfrey and Rob Lowe.
Summerland
Village
Photo: Antandrus, Public domain.
Summerland is a census designated place in Santa Barbara County, California. 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. Summerland is situated 3 miles southeast of El Fureidis.
Santa Barbara
Photo: Raduranga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Barbara is a city and metropolitan area less than 100 miles from Los Angeles 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
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.44019° or 34° 26′ 25″ northLongitude
-119.64674° or 119° 38′ 48″ westInception
1906Open location code
8562C9R3+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 626792996OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5351292
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