George Washington Smith: Douglas house (Montecito, Calif.)
Description
The Malcolm Douglas house on Sycamore Canyon Road in Montecito was completed in 1929, and is also known as Los Suenos ("The Dreams"). Douglas, a New York doctor, and his wife, Rachel Peabody Douglas, had Smith design a house to showcase the view of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands, with a long curving driveway and many landscape features including a pool and lily pond.
Creator
George Washington Smith, architect
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect and renderer
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect and renderer
Source
George Washington Smith papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Date
1929
Rights
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Citation
George Washington Smith, architect
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect and renderer, “George Washington Smith: Douglas house (Montecito, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 12, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/255.