Las Tejas (Montecito, Calif.) (1894-)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1894
Biography
Known as Las Tejas (“The Tiles,” for the 8,500 tiles on its roof), the original house, a Spanish villa, was completed in 1894 by architects Francis W. Wilson and George Washington Smith as a honeymoon home for William Alston II, the son of a South Carolina citrus tycoon. The address of Las Tejas is 675 Picacho Lane.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Beals (Jessie Tarbox) Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR-2024-001
Scope and Contents
The Jessie Tarbox Beals Photograph Collection is an artificial collection of prints and postcards of Montecito and Hope Ranch estate architecture and gardens.
Dates:
1928 - 1932
Las Tejas Estate Photographs
Unprocessed Material — Box: 2022-008
Identifier: 2022-008
Dates:
1982 - 1985
Found in:
Gledhill Library