The CIty of Santa Barbara is poised to destroy the decrepit, 108-year-old Franceschi House next to Franceschi Park off Mission Ridge Road. City officials opened the doors of the boarded-up home to ...

A Franceschi Park visitor closes a disputed gate as her party enters the park from the public easement at the eastern end of Mira Vista Avenue. The City of Santa Barbara ordered the lock removed ...

Santa Barbara city officials say there is a public easement across this access to Franceschi Park on the Riviera, and have ordered an adjacent property owner to stop locking this gate.

Franceschi House has fallen into disrepair since the mansion was given to the City of Santa Barbara by its owner, Alden Freeman, in 1931. Freeman had acquired the 40-acre property from its ...

Commanding one of the finest views across Santa Barbara and far out to sea, the Franceschi House is the dilapidated centerpiece of city parkland high on the Riviera. For decades, conversation has gone ...

There have been multiple attempts to restore the Franceschi House and Franceschi Park in Santa Barbara, and the city wants feedback on project ideas to ...

Santa Barbara to hold project workshop open to community for reimagining Franceschi House Courtesy of the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department By Lily Dallow Published January 29, 2024 4: ...

It’s one last cry for Franceschi House. Although the city of Santa Barbara wants to demolish the historic home in the Riviera hills, the alternative to replace it remains unclear. The Santa ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA – April 24, 2024 The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public input for a future project at the site of Franceschi House within Franceschi Park.

Is the clock ticking for Franceschi House? Looks that way. The city of Santa Barbara is proposing to demolish the iconic structure of merit to build an ...

In a recent installment of the Pearl Chase Society’s Kellam de Forest Speaker Series, Rick Closson gave an absorbing presentation about the art of Franceschi House. The entertaining and informative ...

Summer in Santa Barbara means golden light, ocean breezes, and the irresistible urge to be outdoors. Whether you’re planning ...