El Fureidis | |
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![]() Looking at El Fureidis from the gardens (Tai Kerbs) | |
Alternative names | Gillespie Palace, James Waldron Gillespie Estate |
General information | |
Location | Montecito, California, United States |
Address | 631 Para Grande Lane |
Coordinates | 34°26′24″N 119°38′47″W / 34.44000°N 119.64639°W |
Construction started | 1906 |
Technical details | |
Size | 10 acres |
Floor area | More than 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue |
El Fureidis (Arabic for "Little Paradise") is a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) historic estate built in 1906 on 10 acres (4.0 ha) in Montecito, California.[1] Originally called the James Waldron Gillespie Estate or Gillespie Palace[2] after its original owner, the Spanish Baroque & Neo-Mudéjar architecture[3] is one of only five houses designed by the American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.[4]
The estate appeared in numerous hand-colored picture post cards from Santa Barbara during the 1900s–1950s highlighting Montecito's estates, the classical Persian gardens and Goodhue's unique architecture.[5]
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