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Tour Park City
This mountain community is home to three world class ski resorts and hosted
several alpine venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The historic district is a
bustling year-round draw for vacationers.
These historic adobes (mostly located in downtown) are colorful reminders of the city's historic past.
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
100 E. Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA; (805) 965-0093;
Park Website;
Open: Daily 10:30AM-4:30PM; Free Admission;
Founded in 1782, El Presidio was the last Spanish military fortress built in North America.
It was completed four years before the historic Mission Santa Barbara.
Historic structures in El Presidio park include;
El Cuartel - Built 1788, is the second-oldest surviving structure in California
Canedo Adobe
Padres Quarters
The Chapel
Commandant's office
Northeast Corner
Casa de la Guerra
11-19 East De la Guerra Street, downtown Santa Barbara; Venue Website;
Casa de la Guerra Museum is open Thursday through Sunday, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. ;
Build by the fifth commander of El Presidio as his family home (1819-1825), this place was the scene of many important social gatherings and events
in early Santa Barbara.
State Street Victorian Homes
A block of Victorian-era homes are located just west of State Street on Brinkerhoff Avenue, between Cota and
Haley streets. Some of these have been coverted into antique stores and gift shops.
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
P.O. Box 388, Santa Barbara, CA, 93102; (805) 965-0093; Foundation Website;
Since its incorporation as a non-profit organization in 1963, the primary long-range goal of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
has been the reconstruction of El Presidio de Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara's 18th century birthplace. About the size of a city block in the center of town,
El Presidio is a living history site interpreting the Spanish, Mexican, and Native American heritage of Santa Barbara for students, the
local community, and visitors from all over the world.
Mission Santa Barbara - Queen of the Missions
Located at E. Los Olivos and Laguna Sts; (805) 682-4149;
Open: Daily 9AM-5PM; Admission: $4 Adult / Child under 12 free;
Founded Dec 4, 1786 on the Feast of St. Barbara and completed in 1820.
This is one of the best preserved of the old Spanish Mission of California.
Only mission to stay in continuous use since founding. Original missionary
residence and guest rooms are now a museum exhibit. Many examples of early
Mexican art including an 1808 Moorish fountain.
Santa Barbara Historical Society
414 W. Montecito St, Santa Barbara, CA; 93103; (805) 966-1601;
Beginning in downtown are many colorful spanish adobes:
Fernald Mansion - 1862 Victorian home with original furnishings
Trussell-Winchester Adobe - 1854 early New England-style home -The Yankee Adobe
1828 Casa de la Guerra - part of El Paseo includes museum and was the setting for the book Two Years Before the Mast
1817 Casa Covarrubias - Former headquarters of California's last Mexican governor, Pio Pico.
1836 Historic Adobe - Office of Rancheros Visitadores.
1826 Hill-Carrillo Adobe
Hotel State Street
County Courthouse
1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA; (805) 962-6464;
Guided Tours: Mon-Sat.Free Admission.
Spanish-Moorish style building dating to 1929. Murals and Tunisian tile
decorate the interior. For great views of the city, go upto the top of the 80-foot tower.
