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Stone Architecture in Santa Barbara

Stone Architecture in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Conservancy

Paperback

Series: Images of America

Architecture HistoryRegional ArchitectureRegional: West

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ISBN10: 0738569682
ISBN13: 9780738569680
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: Apr 22 2009
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Building with stone requires a commitment to permanence, like the extraordinary, almost citywide conviction of builders in Santa Barbara from the 1870s through the 1930s. As Santa Barbara was evolving from a dusty little port and outlying resort into a vibrant and growing city, there occurred an extraordinary era of stone construction. This was made possible by a fortuitous conjunction of factors: abundant material, a cadre of expert artisans, and almost unlimited financing. This period provided an atmosphere not only conducive to the building of public spaces, homes, bridges, walls, and an assortment of other stonework, but encouraged some exceptional expressions of the stoneworkers' art. Many of these artistic fabrications remain a testimony to the skills and tastes of their creators and add a distinctive element to the particular ambiance that makes Santa Barbara the special place that it is.

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