Just in time for your new year’s reading list, architect Robert Ooley is out with a new book, A Guide to Santa Barbara: Architecture and Points of Interest.
As he reminds us, the city’s rich history, architectural beauty and cultural diversity explain why Santa Barbara stands apart.
A familiar face in California architecture, Ooley is locally famous for overseeing restoration of the historic Santa Barbara County Courthouse while serving as the county architect.
Enhancing the guide’s credibility, he invites author and historian Jarrell Jackman, director emeritus of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, to open with an engaging foreword, itself reminding us of the scenery that inspired civic leaders: grandly, the sweeping views from the Santa Barbara Mission steps…