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Make Myself at Home

Make Myself at Home: The Fernald Mansion

This refurbished Victorian home is open to the public

Make Myself at Home: The Fernald Mansion
The Fernald Mansion at 414 West Montecito Street

Address: 414 West Montecito Street

Status: Not for Sale

In 2003, when she first moved to Santa Barbara, Jeanne Martin had a dream about a gleaming gold harp decorated with elaborate figurines of cherubs. She had recently volunteered to become a docent at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, and she interpreted her dream to mean that perhaps she should be spending her spare time practicing her harp rather than starting the docent training program at the museum. She started training anyhow, determined to learn about the history of the city she had newly decided to call home.