$3.8 Million Homes in California

Santa Barbara | $3.795 million

A Craftsman house built in 1898, on 0.3 acres

This five-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house was designed by the architect Francis W. Wilson as his primary residence in 1898. Mr. Wilson designed a number of grand estates in Santa Barbara and Montecito, as well as the Santa Barbara railway station and the city’s public library.

The Old Mission Santa Barbara and the Mission Rose Garden are within walking distance, as are the oak and sycamore trees in Rocky Nook Park. By car, downtown Santa Barbara takes five minutes, East Beach takes 10 and Solvang takes 45. Los Angeles is a two-hour drive.

Size: 3,452 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,099

Indoors: The front door opens to a foyer with a hanging glass light fixture and a staircase to the second floor. In the living room, a fireplace has a red brick surround and a wood mantel, and dark wood beams line the ceiling. French doors open from the living room to a sunroom overlooking the backyard. A powder room is off the foyer.

The living room and sunroom have access to a formal dining room with a fireplace and a set of doors that open to a deck. The kitchen, with hardwood floors, green cabinets and a strip of exposed brick, has a door to the rear patio.

All five bedrooms are on the second floor. The primary bedroom has a fireplace and a large balcony with neighborhood and ocean views. A smaller bedroom is attached to the primary bedroom, and a full bathroom with a shower is shared by both rooms.

The bedroom next door has a fireplace and a walk-in closet. The larger of the two remaining bedrooms has an en suite bath; the smaller one is used as a home office. A laundry room is also on this level.