Paseo de la Guerra, a complex of historic buildings in downtown Santa Barbara, opens ahead of you. Since 1977 it has been listed (as El Paseo and Casa de la Guerra) in the National Register of Historic Places. The complex takes its name from the Guerra family, a historically prominent Californio family in Santa Barbara.
At its heart is the Spanish Colonial adobe Casa de la Guerra, the restored home of Spanish Military Officer, Civil Servant, and Californio rancher José de la Guerra y Noriega, a house whose construction began in the 18th century. In the mid-20th century the site was transformed into an artisan and shops arcade that integrates the adobe with Spanish Colonial Revival architecture by Lutah Maria Riggs, the associate of George Washington Smith. Today Paseo de la Guerra remains a major landmark and attraction, a museum and a boutique mall where history and craft mingle.
Notice the adobe Casa de la Guerra, the Spanish Colonial Revival details by Riggs, and the arcade of artisan shops beyond it.