Refugio Homestead

Santa Barbara County, California

$3,495,000

Well located in the core of the Valley, this gated almost 20 acres with rolling hillsides spotted with oak trees, is easily accessible to schools, shopping, towns and all the great dining the Valley offers.

This historic property was previously owned by Dutch Wilson, a heralded 20th Century cowboy and long-time Rancho Vistadore.

Completely renovated, the main house is 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. There is a solar-heated pool. The great room with dining area opens to the kitchen for family living and today’s entertainment style. Renovations include a substantial Santa Barbara sandstone fireplace, sustainable Hickory wood floors, Douglas fir beams and Cedar wood vaulted ceiling in the great room and professional LED lighting and NS ceramic tiles throughout, all of which create a warm and inviting atmosphere. In addition, there is an office, media room, walk-in pantry and a laundry/mud room.

A newly built classic-style barn is suited for many potential uses. Irreplaceable, there are usable vintage barns, a new, old-fashioned operating windmill, white-rail fenced corrals, covered paddocks and irrigated pastures and, waiting to be restored, a 1920s cottage. There are two sources of water including a well - tested to produce at 250+ GPM and a Santa Ynez district water meter. A 3 bedroom, 2 bath modular home is ideally situated at the property’s gated entry.