Iconic Samarkand Now is your golden opportunity to own an iconic piece of Santa Barbara history! This beautiful single-level home was designed, built, and lived in by Earle Lewis Ovington, the renown first official US Airmail Pilot. Our very own Santa Barbara airport terminal was also named after this celebrity who was famous for his innovations, attended MIT in 1900, and was the first developer of the still highly sought-after Samarkand neighborhood. This home was one of the first to be built on Hermosa Road -- the ''beautiful'' street and continues to maintain its charm today. Lovingly maintained by one family for the past 50 years, this Spanish-style single level home features 4 bedrooms, (one with its own exterior access) and 2.5 baths. The spacious living room features a lovely wood/gas burning fireplace, beamed ceiling, and a view to the inviting porch and greenery of the yard. The original hardwood floors grace most of the home and flow into the spacious kitchen. Further complementing the living space is a large dining room surrounded by windows providing abundant natural light into the space. An inviting porch at the back of the home further expands the living space. A newly painted exterior further complements this charming home. The unique basement offers a gym, a finished workshop, a den with a fireplace, and a shed. Views of the mountains, a spacious yard, and newly painted exterior complete the appeal of the property. The convenience of the Samarkand neighborhood avails itself of supermarkets, great restaurants, and shops -- all just minutes away.
Single-familyProperty Type
1923Year Built
$1,212Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 spaceParking
Listed by Cimme Eordanidis•DRE #01745878• Village Properties - 1
Bought with Scott Wilson•DRE #01892684• Santa Barbara Brokers, Inc.
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
4
Baths
3
Stories
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Lot width
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Lot depth
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Lot size
8,712 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1930
Sq. Ft.
2,184
Year built
1930
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Santa Barbara County
APN
051163014
Parking Spaces
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Basement
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Accessible
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HOA Dues
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Garage
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Features
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Last updated by owner on Aug 17, 2026.
RS-7.5
USS
One-Family Residence Zone
This zone is intended to provide areas for single-unit housing on individual lots at appropriate low densities of one unit per legal lot with allowances for an Accessory Dwelling Unit or Two-Unit Residential Development when certain standards are met. Designators (e.g. -25, -15) refer to minimum lot size in thousands of square ft or, in the case of RS-1A, acres. The regulations for the RS Zone are intended to limit activities which would be inharmonious with or injurious to the preservation and character of a residential environment. Nonresidential uses are limited to those that support daily life of neighborhoods and complement surrounding residential development. Nonresidential uses are strictly limited in order to mitigate impacts associated with nonresidential uses such as: traffic, increased parking demand, light, glare, and noise.
Zone overlays
Upper State Street Area Overlay Zone
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Livestock production
Garden center
Housing-Group
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Mar 6, 2023 • Active
Like-for-like reroofing
Remove and reset existing roof tiles on a residential building.
Roofing
Mar 27, 2018 • Active
Residential miscellaneous
Upgrade the existing electrical service from 100 amps to 200 amps.
Electrical
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