Save the Flores Casita in Sycamore Canyon
built by Santa Barbra Vaquero Leo Flores who was born and died (1887-1963) on the Flores Ranch in Sycamore Canyon
"Vaqueros" painted by Edward Borein at the E.W. Ranch where Leo Flores began his illustrious career as a Santa Barbara Vaquero.
Help Save the Flores Casita in Sycamore Canyon
GOOD NEWS ! The State Historic Resource Commission and the Director of California Department of Parks and Recreation
approved the historic resource designation of the Flores Casita as a California Point of Historical Interest
Please see the OHP designation letter and SHRC meeting notice.
MORE GOOD NEWS! The City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Comission has approved designation of the Casita as a City of Santa Barbara "Structure of Merit."
Watch the City's June 24, 2009 HLC Designation Hearing
YET MORE GOOD NEWS! City Counicl will consider a staff drafted Municipal Code amendment to allow "reconstruction" of the Casita. See supporting documents from the owner Ms. Linda Dye.
CAN IT GET MUCH BETTER? CITY COUNCIL APPROVES STAFF ORDINANCE WITH FURTHER AMEDNMENTS TO ALLOW REPAIR, RESTOATION AND (PORCH) RECONSTRUCTION !!!!!
HURRAY! On March 1, 2011, the City has (re-) issued a new permit!!!!
Restoration Work is now underway!
Click here to see Pictures of Casita with replacement porches
Please see the City HLC June 24, 2009 meeting minutes, Public Hearing item 1. by clicking here.
Please see the City HLC June 24, 2009, meeting agenda. Notice of Public Hearing item 1. by clicking here.
Please see the City HLC May 13, 2009 meeting minutes, General Business item E. by clicking here.
Please see the City HLC May 13, meeting agenda. Notice item A. by clicking here.
Who is working to save the Flores Casita?
The State Office of Historic Preservation; Wayne Donaldson, SHPO
The City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission
The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Rob Egenolf, Egenolf & Associates
Roy Harthorn, Building Code Consultant and former City Building Official
Brian Barnwell , former City Council member, Planning Commisioner
Gil Garcia , Architect and former ABR, HLC Commissioner and City Council member
Roger Horton, former City Council member, Pearl Chase Society Board Member
Rich Applebaum, resident of Sycamore Canyon
David H. Johnson , former City Public Works Director
Bob Sedivy, former City Senior Engineer, Acting Building Official and Sr. Plan Check Engineer
Mike Gones , PE and former City Assistant Building Official
Jim Buster, former City Plan Check Supervisor
Charles Evans, former Plan Check Engineer
Mary Lou Days, former City Urban Historian
Christine Palmer, former City Urban Historian
Vadim Hsu , Architect and Contractor and former HLC Commissioner
Howard Wittausch , Architect, PE and former HLC, ABR and Building Code Board of Appeals Commissioner
Alex Cole, Historian and resident of Sycamore Canyon
Henry Lenny, Architect and former member of HLC and ABR
Joe Wilcox, Architect
Ken Minor, Architect and resident of Sycamore Canyon
Isabelle Green, Landscape Architect
Mark Sauter, General Building Contractor
Charlie Grant , PE , U.S. Grant & Sons Engineers and Surveyors
Tim Dolan, PE, Coast Valley Testing
Eric Thorlakson
Who owns the Flores Casita?
The Flores casita is owned by Ms. Linda Dye, an ecologist with the National Park Service. Linda is an ornothologist who works with the Channel Islands National Parks.
For more information, please see:
the State Office of Historic Preservation Point of Interest Application and local community letter of support.