$6.9 Million Santa Barbara Estate Scores Top Marks For Classic Design

Anyone with an eye for detail will be awestruck at this Spanish Colonial Revival estate in Santa Barbara’s Hope Ranch enclave. La Sonrisa was designed in 1931 by Floyd E. Brewster, a protégé of architect George Washington Smith, who worked with Carleton Winslow Sr. on the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Evidence of his creative vision remains on display throughout the historic two-story abode. The red-tile roof and white stucco walls of the asymmetrical facade were inspired by Spain’s Andalusian architecture and blend with the Southern California locale’s Mediterranean-like setting. Inside, romantic arches and textured woodwork nod to California’s past.