Hidden beneath mature oaks in the foothills of Montecito is a neighborhood whose quiet lanes reveal only fragments of what once stood here. Long before Riven Rock became one of Montecito’s most private residential enclaves, it was a sprawling Gilded Age estate encompassing approximately 87 acres near the convergence of Hot Springs and Cold Springs creeks. Built for one of America’s wealthiest families, Riven Rock combined grand architecture, extraordinary gardens, art, agricu