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Today this garden, lovingly preserved by the late Dr. Warren Austin, is acknowledged as a masterwork of the early California Style period. In July 1999, the American Society of Landscape Architects awarded Val Verde's owner, Dr. Austin, with the Medallion Award for his fifty-year stewardship of one of America's "most beloved" landscapes from the 20th century. The next day the Santa Barbara County Supervisors voted on an appeal from neighbors to deny land use permits that would guarantee Val Verde's preservation and its endowment. This decision is in the appeals process.
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