Company Description

When visitors come to Casa del Herrero, or the “House of the Blacksmith,” they are transported back to Montecito in the 1920s and 1930s – the heyday of the original owner George Fox Steedman. Designed by George Washington Smith, the Casa is one of the finest examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in America. It is included on the National Register of Historic Places, and maintains National Historic Landmark status in part due to its Moorish-style gardens created by Ralph Stevens, Lockwood de Forest, and Francis T. Underhill.

Today, the 11-acre estate functions as a nonprofit organization with the goal of preserving the house and grounds, as well as the Steedman family’s collection of fifteenth and sixteenth-century fine and decorative art objects from the “Golden Age” of Spain, books, sketchbooks, drawings, and horticultural records. Casa del Herrero is preserved and stewarded for the benefit of the community, and can be visited with advance reservations.

Products & Services

Horticultural programs ,   Contact ,   Visit ,   Donate ,   Membership ,   Tours of the historic house ,   Garden Tours ,   Careers ,   Visitor center with exhibits on the history of the estate and its art collection ,   Bookstore with books on local history and gardening ,   education ,   About ,   News ,   Special events and lectures ,   Event Calendar ,   Art classes or workshops ,   Volunteer