Santa Barbara Trust For Historic Preservation

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Other program services - the trust owns and maintains a property adjacent to the presidio park and administers a facade easement over the historic santa barbara el paseo shops and offices.

Casa de la guerra - the building is a museum devoted to the history of the de la guerra family and its occupation of the site for three generations and is open to the public for four days a week for self-guided tours of furnished rooms and rotating exhibits. Educational programs are conducted at the site to interpret the mexican american history of the community, including dia de los muertos and una noche de las posadas. This adobe has been restored to the appearance of when it was occupied by its original owner, jose de la guerra, between 1828 and 1848. To complete the restoration work, sbthp conducted above-ground archaeology. The collections related to the building have been cataloged and are stored in sbthp's facilities and are available for research.