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Ashley Thomas-Pate
Architectural Historian
(805) 564-5536
AThomas-Pate@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

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Historic Architectural Styles

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An architectural style is a specific way a building was designed characterized by unique and notable qualities, such as form, method of construction, materials, and regional character. Historic architectural styles convey the history, culture, and development of a community. The style guides below identify some of the prevalent historical architectural styles in Santa Barbara.

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Architectural Styles

Adobe | VideoAmerican Colonial Revival | Video
Craftsman | VideoEnglish Vernacular and Tudor | Video
Folk Victorian | VideoGothic Revival | Video
Italian Mediterranean | VideoItalianate | Video
Mission Revival | VideoQueen Anne | Video
Queen Anne Free Classic | VideoSpanish Colonial Revival | Video
Stick | Video 
  • Adobe Architecture
    Adobe Architecture
  • American Colonial Revival Architecture
    American Colonial Revival Architecture
  • Craftsman Architecture
    Craftsman Architecture
  • English Vernacular Tudor Architecture
    English Vernacular Tudor Architecture
  • Folk Victorian Architecture
    Folk Victorian Architecture
  • Gothic Revival Architecture
    Gothic Revival Architecture
  • Italian Mediterranean Architecture
    Italian Mediterranean Architecture
  • Italianate Architecture
    Italianate Architecture
  • Mission Revival Architecture
    Mission Revival Architecture
  • Queen Anne Architecture
    Queen Anne Architecture
  • Queen Anne Free Classic Architecture
    Queen Anne Free Classic Architecture
  • Spanish Colonial Revival
    Spanish Colonial Revival
  • Stick Architecture
    Stick Architecture