Santa Barbara - Casa de la Guerra

This U-shaped adobe Casa de la Guerra was built between 1819 and 1827 as a political and social center for the community by the fifth commandant of the Presidio. By adding more houses on the northwest and northeast sides it has been made into the El Paseo Complex, a Spanish street which was used as a copy when Santa Barbara was rebuilt after 1925.
It is an example of an affluent, Spanish-Mexican style home during that period and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and open to the public, with guided tours available.

An annual Spanish Days Festival is held in the square in front of this building.