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From the coast to the valleySANTA BARBARA | MONTECITO | SANTA YNEZ

more online atVILLAGESITE.COM | 805.969.8900All information provided is deemed reliable, but has not been verified and we do not guarantee it. We recommend that buyers make their own inquiries.

4145 Creciente Drive | $21,500,0006 beds 9 bathsAdrienne/Steve 805.452.3960

888 Cold Springs Rd | $19,500,00010 beds 12 bathsRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

900 Hot Springs Rd | $18,800,000900hotspringsroad.comRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

4621 Via Roblada | $14,900,0004621Viaroblada.comRiskin/Kendall 805.565.8600

3111 Padaro Ln | $13,900,0005 beds 4 bathsRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

1398 Oak Creek Cyn Rd | $13,650,0001398oakcreekcanyonroad.comRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

660 Hot Springs Rd | $12,650,000660hotspringsroad.comTim Walsh 805.259.8808

2220 Bella Vista Dr | $7,985,0004 beds 6 bathsPippa Davis 805.886.0174

424 Meadowbrook Dr | $7,950,0007 beds 9 bathsRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

630 Stonehouse Ln | $6,650,0005 beds 7 bathsRiskin/Applegate 805.565.8600

511 Las Fuentes Dr | $5,950,0003 beds 4.5 bathsElberta Pate 805.895.0835

1159 Hill Rd | $5,840,0003 beds 3 bathsRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

2169 Refugio Rd | $5,200,0003 beds 3 bathsDana Istre 805.451.0033

975 Mariposa Ln | $4,995,0004 beds 4 bathsGrubb Campbell 805.565.8879

1464 Bonnymede Dr | $4,750,0004 beds 4 bathsGayle Lofthus 805.689.9011

1733 Mission Ridge Rd | $4,200,0003 beds 4 bathsPippa Davis 805.886.0174

2885 Hidden Valley Ln | $3,095,0004 beds 2 bathsMitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

924 Garden St | $2,600,0002 beds 2 bathsPippa Davis 805.886.0174

2101 Refugio Rd | $2,600,0002 beds 3 bathsElizabeth Wagner 805.895.1467

43 Humphrey Rd | $2,499,0002 beds 2 bathsJackie Walters 805.570.0558

853 Jimeno Rd | $2,495,0003 beds 4 bathsTim Walsh 805.259.8808

19 Seaview Dr | $2,245,0002 beds 2 bathsRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

1746 Prospect Ave | $1,995,0002 beds 3.5 bathsJeff/Julie 805.895.9498

909 Laguna St | $1,749,0003 beds 1 bathLouise McKaig 805.285.2008

3 Las Alturas Rd | $1,599,0004 beds 2.5 bathsJohn Bahura 805.680.5175

1836 Hillcrest Rd | $1,550,0004 beds 3 bathsJune/Christina 805.689.7036

1592 E Mountain Dr | $14,900,0005 beds 8 bathsRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

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more online atVILLAGESITE.COM | 805.969.8900All information provided is deemed reliable, but has not been verified and we do not guarantee it. We recommend that buyers make their own inquiries.

From the coast to the valleySANTA BARBARA | MONTECITO | SANTA YNEZ

150 Eucalyptus Hill Circle | $1,550,0003 beds 3 bathsMary Lu Edick 805.565.8871

105 W De La Guerra St R | $1,495,0002 beds 3 bathsShandra/Ted 805.886.1176

52 Olive Mill Rd | $1,495,0003 beds 2.5 bathsCecilia/Donald 805.895.3834

2109 Chapala St | $1,495,0003 beds 2.5 bathsToni Mochi 805.636.9170

227 N Sierra Vista Rd | $1,495,0004 beds 2 bathsJohn A Sener 805.331.7402

401 Chapala St | $1,495,0001 bed 2 bathsCalcagno/Hamilton 805.896.0876

421 Seaview Rd | $1,450,0003 beds 2 bathsGrubb Campbell 805.565.8879

754 El Rodeo Rd | $1,349,0004 beds 3 bathsLouise/Sam 805.285.2008

241 Palisades Dr | $1,345,0004 beds 3 bathsDarcie/Thomas 805.637.7772

3971 Foothill Rd | $1,295,0004 beds 3 bathsCara Gamberdella 805.680.3826

401 Chapala St | $1,275,0001 bed 2 bathsCalcagno/Hamilton 805.896.0876

403 Alameda Padre Serra | $1,195,0003 beds 3 bathsEmily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

725 De La Vina St | $1,095,0002 houses, 3bd/1.5ba & 1bd/1.5baJulie Barnes 805.683.7392

636 W Ortega St | $998,000GorGeous duplexKim Dorsey 805.895.2968

1511 Meadow Cir | $849,9004 beds 2 bathsSally/Lyla 805.450.0852

161 Por La Mar Cir | $839,0002 beds 2 bathsPhil Shirinian 805.637.8722

1940 N Jameson Ln B | $825,0003 beds 2 bathsLynn Golden 805.570.5888

4664 Malaga Cir | $765,0004664MalaGaCirCle.CoMDianne/Brianna 805.455.6570

669 Picacho Ln | $5,995,000669piCaCholane.CoMRiskin Partners 805.565.8600

4615 Via Roblada | $3,195,0004615Viaroblada.CoMRiskin/Kendall 805.565.8600

871 Park Hill Ln | $2,950,0004.25 +/- aCresJohn Henderson 805.689.1066

978 Via Los Padres | $1,300,0000.62 +/- aCreRegina/David 805.451.1994

2082 Las Canoas Rd | $799,0003 +/- aCreDoré/O’Neill 805-947-0608

2045 Golpa Dr | $725,0004.08 +/- aCresPatti Cotter 805.680.0769

My Road | $415,000three parCelsWayne Natale 805.680.7227

3185 Hwy 246 Parcel B | $399,0001 +/- aCreJudy Crawford 805.588.1425

3815 Crescent Dr | $1,795,0004 beds 3 bathsGrubb Campbell Group 805.565.8879

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Located between Padaro Beach and Montecito, 138 Toro Canyon Road offers immediate access to the best of Santa Barbara. The property’s

nearly half-acre lot includes stunning new landscaping designed by landscape architect, Sandy Devine; while the bright and airy 4-bedroom,

3-bathroom home exudes a pleasing casual refinement. Its comfortable and versatile floor plan consists of over 3900 square feet of open living

space.

OFFERED $1,895,000

138 TORO CANYON ROAD

©2016 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently operated subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and a franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc. ®Equal Housing Opportunity. CalBRE#: 01415235/01842324

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Make Myself at HoMe

Ihave a slight fear of heights. My kids might argue that it’s more than just a slight fear. They’ve seen me panic in years past when they got too close to the edge of a hiking trail or when I had to climb up anything that was too high, in my scaredy-cat

opinion. However, I love a good view, especially a new perspective of a familiar landscape, so I’m constantly daring myself to overcome that fear of heights in order to enjoy the vista.

When I was invited to tour the newly listed Granada Tower, I was excited and yet a little apprehensive. I learned that it was just part of the Granada Building that is for sale, but the rooftop is part of it. My curiosity about a new viewpoint, from right in the heart of downtown no less, overrode my fear and had me ready to explore.

The history of the Granada Building is well docu-mented in Santa Barbara lore. It was built in the 1920s and was controversial from the beginning, envisioned as an opulent performing arts theater housed in the tallest building in the center of town. Criticized by many for being too tall and out of place, the building was completed in 1924, opened to great fanfare, and was left unscathed by the earthquake of 1925. The city’s archi-tectural guidelines were made more stringent from that point forward, and the Granada Building, standing 119 feet tall, was a lone exception to the 60-foot-maximum height restriction in Santa Barbara.

There is a more recent chapter to this iconic build-ing’s history. In the early 2000s, the building was pur-chased and divided into unique, separate properties. The Granada Theatre occupies most of the first and second floors, and the seventh and eighth floors were each sold as residential units. The portion of the building that’s currently for sale is composed of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors, plus the lobby and retail space on the first floor, and storage and cell towers on the ninth floor and rooftop. These make up the Granada Tower space, which was completely renovated in 2010. The entire building was stripped down almost to the bare structure and received a new foundation, subflooring, heating and air conditioning, elevator system, all new interiors, roof, seismic retrofitting, and much more.

The most compelling recurring theme when tour-ing this building is the incredible attention to detail

and quality that was maintained during the restoration. No corner is overlooked. The lobby feels like a movie set, and everything from the elevator hardware to the light fixtures to the crown moldings has been perfectly restored. It’s mesmerizing, and it almost feels as if you’ve stepped back in time. And this is just the lobby.

The third through sixth floors are the lion’s share of this listing. They have been luxuriously appointed and are currently long-term leased to various financial and legal firms. I’m told that there has never been any trouble renting these office spaces. Someone is always interested in having the best view in town, and this is arguably it. Since each floor consists of one large office space, there are few internal walls, and therefore many windows offer abundant views. And of course the views just get better and better the higher we climb.

In addition to the lobby and the four floors of office space, the listing also includes more than 1,300 square feet of storage space on the sixth-and-a-half and ninth floors, broken up into storage rooms ranging from approximately 60-300 square feet each, mostly leased to the theater or the other tenants. I was reminded of

empty classrooms in a school: a really nice school with a really, really nice view.

Two more elements contained in the Granada Tower package are the retail space on the ground floor occu-pied by the popular Good Lion cocktail bar, plus a base-ment kitchen below and portions of the rooftop. On the day we toured, I didn’t mind that The Good Lion was closed; I was more excited about seeing the rooftop. We’re all familiar with the sloped horizontal swath of red-tiled roof that crowns the tallest building in town, but guess what? Those red tiles are not tiles. It’s a spe-cial radio-frequency transparent roof, with a façade designed to mimic the original roof and hide the cell tower and its equipment.

Even with the magic of the red-tiled roof debunked, nothing could dampen my enthusiasm for the adven-ture. I wasn’t scared at all as I gazed out over the heart of our downtown, enjoying my new favorite view.

by Sarah Sinclair

1212-1216 State Street is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Greg Bartholomew and Michael Martz of Hayes Com-mercial Group. Reach Greg at 898-4395 or Michael at 898-4363.

Address: 1212-1216 State Street

Status: On the market

Price: $11,575,000

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This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed. While this information is public record, The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 1/16 & Sunday 1/17Submit your open house listings to [email protected] Tuesday by 3pm to be included in this directory.

Carpinteria1271 Franciscan Court #2, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $490,000, Teles Properties, Inc., Tobias Hildebrand 805-895-7355

4902 Sandyland Road #138, 1BD/1BA, Sat 12-4, $549,000, Keller Williams, Tim Johnson 805-403-6323

1245 Francican Court #2, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $639,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ewy Axelsson 805-689-4124

1482 Eucalyptus Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale Sundell 805-895-2064

4700 Sandyland Road #13, 1BD/1BA, By Appt., $769,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Hope Avery 805-701-2536

3375 Foothill Road #1114, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,198,000, Coldwell Banker, Carole Thompson 805-452-8787

Downtown Santa Barbara829 North Salsipuedes Street #B, 2BD/2BA, Sat 12-2 Sun 2-4, $599,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Rose Van Schaik 805-452-2051

2525 State Street #12, 2BD/2BA, Sat 12-2 Sun 1-4, $599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805-315-1515

1219 Laguna Street, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,179,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Parker 805-886-5735

2109 Chapala Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 12-3, $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Lauren Stewart 805-618-6007

618 Anacapa Street #7, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,499,000, Keller Williams, Janice Laney 805 705 6474 Joe Bral 805-283-9912

531 Chapala Street #A, 1BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessica Stovall 805-698-9416

Eastside Santa Barbara403 Alameda Padre Serra, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $1,195,000, Village Properties, Emily Kellenberger 805-252-2773

1721 Santa Barbara Street, 5BD/4BA, Sat 1-4, $3,100,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ashley Anderson 805-618-8747 Paul Hurst 805-680-8216

Goleta349 Northgate Drive #D, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-3, $579,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622

280 Daytona Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $775,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805-689-5799

5068 San Julio Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $879,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Ratliffe 805-448-6642 Patti Yahyavi 805-452-6492

5232 University Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Stephanie Young 805-453-8528

7608 Newport Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $969,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805-252-0625

510 Coronado Drive, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $995,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Stuart Morse 805-705-0161

72 Sanderling Lane, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Lorie F. Bartron 805-563-4054

Hope Ranch3971 Foothill Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,295,000, Village Properties, Cara M Gamberdella 805-683-7336

1263 Las Palmas Drive, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $3,650,000, Sotheby’s, Rich van Seenus 805-284-6330

4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,995,000, Stones Real Estate, Team Eric and Mary 805-682-6090

The Mesa1220 Miracanon Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,695,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805-689-0532

Mission Canyon876 Windsor Way, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,075,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jason Ebin 805-364-3070

1485 Tunnel Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,145,000, Sotheby’s, The Stricklands 805-708-6969

2972 La Combadura Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,149,000, Foundation Real Estate Group, Bob Croisdale 805-452-7543

2985 Glen Albyn, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rachel Brown 805-570-7160 Andy Madrid 805-452-1456

1140 Palomino Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,225,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Garrett McCaw 805-252-2335

2451 Las Canoas Road, 3+BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,275,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Josalyn Burcham 805-335-0385

2634 Tunnel Ridge Lane, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,400,000, Keller Williams, Natalya Konishcheva 805-729-4958

Montecito1220 Coast Village Road #213, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $829,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Cindy Van Wingerden 805-698-9736

1936 North Jameson Lane #C, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $865,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Andy Madrid 805-452-1456

1220 Coast Village Road #110, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Sotheby’s, Arve Eng 805-698-2915

62 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,439,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brooke Ebner 805-453-7071

1395 Santa Clara Way, 4BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $1,565,000, Coldwell Banker, Edna Sizlo 805-455-4567

802 Camino Viejo, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,659,000, Coldwell Banker, William Turner 805-708-3236

462 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,290,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jo Ann Mermis 805-895-5650

309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,695,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980

630 Stonehouse Lane, 5BD/7BA, Sun 2-4, $6,650,000, Village Properties, Riskin Partners 805-565-8600

1525 Las Tunas Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $6,695,000, Coldwell Banker, Andrew Templeton 805-895-6029

2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-3, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s, Ron Brand 805-455-5045

660 Hot Springs Road, 5BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $12,650,000, Village Properties, Timothy Walsh 805-259-8808

Noleta1000 Via Regina, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $949,000, Prestigious Properties & Investments, Adam Zetter 805-689-8403

5450 San Patricio Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,080,000, Harbor View Real Estate & Investments, Adam Pirozzi 805-637-3855

Riviera30 North Santa Ynez Street #D, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Whitney 805-689-0915

814 Paseo Alicante, 2+BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $925,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802 Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684

49 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Lisa Ann Walters 805-705-6368

331 Conejo Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Erin Beck 805-708-0446

1836 Hillcrest Road, 4BD/3BA, $1,550,000, Sun 2-4:30, Village Properties, June Laula 805-689-7036

1 Rubio Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,585,000, Coldwell Banker, Hayley N. Hernandez 805-717-8868

2320 Sycamore Canyon Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, John Comin 805-689-3078

2211 Stanwood Drive, 6BD/4BA, Sun 12-3, $1,895,000, Jon Mahoney, Keller Williams 805-689-0532

1010 Roble Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,249,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-680-6524

1734 Franceschi Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4, $2,395,000, Keller Williams, Daniel Zia 805-637-7148

2220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Coldwell Banker, Patrice Serrani 805-637-5112

Samarkand2834 Serena Road, 2+BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,150,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Hardey & Marilyn Wankum 805-455-1607

San Roque615 Las Perlas Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $739,500, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-680-6524

3863 Fairfax Road, 2BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $775,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Eggli 805-252-9763

3736 Pescadero Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $839,500, Keller Williams, Daniel Zia & The Zia Group 805-637-7148

3744 Greggory Way #4, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $885,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Hotchkiss 805-403-0668

30 West Calle Crespis, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $965,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194

3748 Brenner Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479 Robert Ratliffe 805-448-6642

3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1:30-4, $1,599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Johnson 805-705-1606

Summerland2631 Freesia Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,975,000, Sotheby’s, Dick Mires 805-689-7771

Upper East Santa Barbara1814 Olive Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,250,000, Sotheby’s, Jim Alzina 805-455-1941

1434 Laguna Street #A and #B, 3BD/2BA and 1BD/1BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,500,000, Keller Williams, Janice Laney 805 705 6474

2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 12-3, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom 805-451-9108

Westside Santa Barbara2007 Gillespie Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $785,000, Refugio Real Estate, Stewart Abercrombie 805-886-0497

Santa Ynez Valley513 South U Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $199,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Todd McChesney 805-291-7902

290 Perkins Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 11-1, $510,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805-698-9902

1519 Kronborg Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 11-1, $728,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McCool 805-680-3594

620 Foxen Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $839,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805-698-9902

1888 Ringsted Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $869,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 805-705-5206

3173 Samantha Drive, 4+BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Carole Colone 805-708-2580

2545 Alamo Pintado Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 12-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Nina Stormo 805-729-4754 Brett Ellingsberg 805-729-4334

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On or near the year 1884, Bavarian-born George Hernster and his Prus-sian-born wife commis-

sioned Peter Barber, Santa Bar-bara’s mayor and leading architect of the day, to design a spacious two-story home at the corner of Cota and De la Vina streets. His signature Victorian-style homes were often two-story buildings with shiplap siding, turreted hip roof, double-hung windows, trans-form doors, and double brackets under the eaves. In addition to stately mansions and simple cottages, Barber’s vintage architectural treasures were also seen in many early public buildings, including City Hall, the old courthouse, and the Arlington Hotel.

Hernster was one of Santa Barbara’s early merchants and liquor dealers, and he and his fam-ily occupied the home from its construction until 1948. After the Hernsters’ reign, it was owned briefly by John Massa and his wife. By 1956, Elmer Whittaker, a builder and preservationist of historic homes, had purchased and restored the residence as a birthday gift for his wife, Barbara. They allowed the downstairs to serve as a headquarters and clubhouse for several prominent women’s organizations — including the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Colonists, and the PEO Sisterhood the American Colonists, and the PEO Sisterhood the American Colonists, and the PEO Sisterhood— and Barbara Whittaker often referred to the residence as her “Pro-American house.”

In 1963, Donald Berger and his wife, Marianne, acquired the house from the Whittakers. Upon the change of title and ownership, a stern handshake agreement between Whittaker and Berger was that the home not be torn down or renovated in such a way that it deviate from not be torn down or renovated in such a way that it deviate from notBarber’s original 1884 architectural style.

To accommodate both their business needs and growing family, the Bergers converted the downstairs area into a thriving hair salon known as House of Donann (a mash-up of “Don-ald” and “Marianne”) and renovated the upstairs into spacious living quarters for the family. Marianne took comfort in having her two daughters close by while she was at work, with her youngest, Varni, often going downstairs to do her dolls’ hair and then her friends’. The Bergers employed up to 13 salon operators at their very busy and successful salon, which remained in business more than 50 years.

Today, Varni maintains Varni Hair Studio, a quaint studio at the same location in a smaller room. The remaining downstairs space is now rented to a doctor, and the upstairs serves as a residential rental unit. As promised to the Whittakers back in 1963, the house continues to be well maintained and lovingly cared for.

Original Owner: Mr. and Mrs. George Hernster

Architect: Peter S. Barber

Approximate Year Built: 1884

Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last VictoriansBarbara Historical Museum.

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In the past decade, wind-energy production has soared, and the growth of the solar-electric generation is not far behind. While cer-tainly good news for the planet, this surge in renewables has high-lighted the challenge of ensuring that electric power is available when

customers want it, not just when the wind blows or the sun shines.This increasing focus on how to store intermittent power so that electricity

will be available when needed is generating many innovations. While much of the buzz around energy storage centers on the development of innovative battery technologies—the Tesla Pow-erwall has had the most attention—more than 98 percent of the world’s installed storage capacity is pumped hydro, a 19th-century development.

What is pumped hydro? It is a sys-tem that uses excess electricity tem that uses excess electricity tem that uses excess electricity— gen-erated, say, from wind turbines during a blustery night a blustery night a blustery night— to pump water from a lower reservoir to a reservoir at a higher elevation. Then, when the wind ceases to blow or electricity demands spike, the water from on high is released to spin hydroelectric turbines.

Experts at the Department of Ener-gy’s Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois claim that pumped storage hydropower is the only energy-storage technology that is mature, reliable, proven, and commercially available to provide large utility-scale energy stor-age. Currently there are 300 such facili-ties in operation worldwide, with a total capacity of 142 gigawatts. Many more are coming online due to the world’s embrace of solar and wind power to help combat global warming. Pumped storage hydro is in the midst of a surge, with new facilities being built in Spain, Germany, Italy, China, Japan, and even the U.S.

Pumped hydro is growing fastest in China. A new pumped hydro station comes online there every few months with about 15 currently under construction, including the world’s largest. Closer to home, there are several dozen pumped storage hydro projects in the U.S. being planned, two of which have already been licensed in California—one in the Sacramento Municipal Utility Dis-trict and the other a 1,300-megawatt project near Joshua Tree National Park.

Santa Barbara’s utility, Southern California Edison, has opted for natural-gas-fired “peaker plants” to run specifically during times of high demand, a shortsighted decision given the reality of climate change. The closest one is at Ellwood. Given the obstacles of large capital costs, lengthy construction, and insufficient interest in grid flexibility, pumped hydro may not be the best fit locally, but to have renew-ables grow beyond 30 percent of our energy mix, large-scale grid energy storage will be needed. In coastal communities with cliffs or nearby hills, the ocean can be the lower reservoir, thereby cutting costs and conserving precious fresh water.

Green Your Crib

by Dennis Allen

How Pumped Hydro Helps renewable energy

Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned company committed to building and operating sustainably. He also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a boardmember of the Community Environmental Council.

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