El Fureidis
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Alternative namesGillespie Palace, James Waldron Gillespie Estate
LocationMontecito, California, United States, 631 Para Grande Lane
Construction started1906
| El Fureidis | |
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 Looking at El Fureidis from the gardens (Tai Kerbs) | |
  Location within California | |
| Alternative names | Gillespie Palace, James Waldron Gillespie Estate |
| General information | |
| Location | Montecito, California, United States, 631 Para Grande Lane |
| Coordinates | 34°26′25″N 119°38′48″W / 34.44025°N 119.64674°W |
| Construction started | 1906 |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 10 acres |
| Floor area | More than 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | 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]