{"id":6545,"date":"2014-05-12T17:15:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T00:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6545"},"modified":"2014-05-12T12:18:04","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T19:18:04","slug":"pearl-chase-society-historic-homes-tour-editors-pick-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6545","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Chase Society Historic Homes Tour\u2014Editor’s Pick for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Culley House, photo by Steve Crozier<\/p><\/div>\n

Several George Washington Smith<\/a>-designed homes in Montecito take center stage in the annual Pearl Chase Society<\/a> Historic Homes Tour<\/a>. Between 1918 and his death in 1930, George Washington Smith designed more than 60 residential and non-residential structures, mostly in Santa Barbara, including a home originally designed for renowned violinist and composer Henry Eichheim<\/a>, which is included on the tour and features rarely seen frescoes created by the famed Mexican muralist Alfredo Ramos Martinez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also on view is the Culley house (pictured), which is a bit of a departure from Smith’s earlier Andalusian-influenced designs, as it’s a rectangular structure with a cantilevered porch more akin to Monterey-style, which shows his influence becoming more Spanish Colonial than old-world Spanish. In addition, the bus-led tour stops at several other homes, where visitors can see Smith\u2019s distinctive aesthetic first hand. Advance reservations are required. May 18, 11 a.m.\u20134 p.m. PearlChaseSociety.org<\/a>, 805\/961-3938.<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

Originally published in the Spring 2014 issue of\u00a0Santa Barbara SEASONS Magazine<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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