Adobe Houses Adobe houses are much loved for their unfussy and serene aesthetic, which is at once romantic and profoundly comfortable. There are a few books available today on the subject (though most are out of print) that are regional histories by individuals and were locally published. This book, in the tradition of Casa California and Santa Barbara Style, will present for the first time in a full color, luxurious treatment the adobe house in California. The book, on a seminal building type--from out of which so much in California, the Southwest, and across the U.S. ultimately emerged--will be of interest to homeowners, interior designers, architectural historians, and students of history. Hardcover 04/04/2017