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Franceschi Park
Franceschi Park
	Front elevation of Montarioso, 2010
	Location Ginnybat/sandbox/Franceschi Park (the United States)
Type	Urban park
Location	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Coordinates	34°26′N 119°41′W / 34.433°N 119.683°W
Area	843 acres (3.41 km2)
Created	1857
Owned by	City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department
Status	Open all year
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Architect	Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), Calvert Vaux (1824–1895)
NRHP reference No.	66000538
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	May 23, 1963

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Franceschi Park is a 15-acre urban park in Santa Barbara, California. It is known for its panoramic views of Santa Barbara and the ocean, and for the now-derelict Arts and Crafts style mansion on the premises.

The park was established in 1931 when Alden Freedman donated the estate to the City of Santa Barbara. The City acquired additional parcels of land in later years, increasing the size of the park.^[3]

Franceschi Park consists of land once owned by horticulturalist Francesco Franceschi, and the house he had built for his wife, Cristina, and their children. The house, originally called Montarioso, was built in 1893. The Montarioso estate was well-known in the region for its gardens, which contained many numerous exotic plant varieties.

After Franceschi left the United States, Alden Freeman purchased Montarioso.

http://www.cglhs.org/archives/Eden-12.4-Wi-2009.pdf

pearl chase society stabilized house, restored medallions, prevented from further work by city

http://www.noozhawk.com/article/santa_barbara_ready_to_bulldoze_historic_franceschi_house

dates and status

http://services.santabarbaraca.gov/CAP/MG124568/AS124572/AS124586/AS124595/AI128820/DO128821/DO_128821.pdf

parks dept recommendation to city council: demolition

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/SBdocuments/Advisory_Groups/Historic_Landmarks_Commission/Archive/2013_Archives/03_Staff_Reports/2013_11_06_11-06-2013_Item_4_2112_Santa_Barbara_St_Landmark_Recommendation_Hearing.pdf

landscape architect

References

^ Cite error: The named reference Central Park Conservancy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Days, Mary Louise (1977). "Histories of Individual Parks". City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department. City of Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2/6/2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[3] Days, Mary Louise (1977). "Histories of Individual Parks". City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department. City of Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2/6/2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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