Santa Barbara Courthouse

Narrative: 

Magnificent Spanish-Moorish Revival style building, completed in 1929 as part of a rebuilding process after an earthquake destroyed the smaller Greek-Revival one in 1925. Visitors can ride an elevator to the top of the 85-foot clock tower for magnificent, panoramic views of the city, coast, and mountains. The other main attraction is the second-floor Mural Room, with 6,400 square feet of paintings by Daniel Sayre Groesbeck, depicting scenes from Santa Barbara’s history.