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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 1 Collection or Record:

Las Tejas Estate Photographs

 Unprocessed Material — Box: 2022-008
Identifier: 2022-008
Dates: 1982 - 1985
Found in: Gledhill Library