National Historic Landmark · Santa Barbara, California

Rafael Gonzalez House

Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Gonzalez, Rafael, House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Register nameGonzalez, Rafael, House
Property typeBuilding
Address835 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, CA
CountySanta Barbara County
ListedApr 15, 1970
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number70000149
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address835 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, CA
Coordinates34.4242° N, 119.6959° W · Directions ↗
Also in Santa Barbara25 listed places in Santa Barbara →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Santa Barbara

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  • Ghosts of Santa Barbara and the Ojai Valley
    Evie Ybarra, 2017
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  • Motorcycling in Santa Barbara County
    Ed Langlo and Tony Baker, 2016
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  • Hot Rodding in Santa Barbara County
    Tony Baker, 2014
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  • Stone architecture in Santa Barbara
    2009
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Guidebooks to historic places in California

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Rafael Gonzalez House listed on the National Register?

Apr 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Rafael Gonzalez House?

835 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Rafael Gonzalez House?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000149. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.