Lutah Maria Riggs: San Ysidro Ranch cottages (Montecito, Calif.)

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Description

Lutah Maria Riggs' work at the San Ysidro Ranch in the early 1950s is indicative of her work in Montecito at that time. She utilized the mid-century vernacular for her additions and alterations to the cottages, restaurant, and on-site manager's office and apartment.
The Ranch itself was originally a working ranch that was part of the Santa Barbara Mission. One of it's buildings is an adobe house dating from 1825. Once the property became a hotel in the 1880s, it became a site for Hollywood elite to stay from the 1930s until the 1970s.

Creator

Lutah Maria Riggs, Architect

Source

Lutah Maria Riggs papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Date

1953-1955

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Citation

Lutah Maria Riggs, Architect, “Lutah Maria Riggs: San Ysidro Ranch cottages (Montecito, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 12, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/213.