Santa Barbara Mission
Built 1722. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2201 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, CA |
| County | Santa Barbara County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Exploration and settlement, Architecture, Religion |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Mission Santa Barbara Virgen y Martir |
| Reference number | 66000237 |
| Built | 1722 · more from the 1720s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2201 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, CA |
| Coordinates | 34.4383° N, 119.7140° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Santa Barbara | 25 listed places in Santa Barbara → |
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Questions people ask
When was Santa Barbara Mission listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Santa Barbara Mission built?
1722.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Santa Barbara Mission?
2201 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Santa Barbara Mission?
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 66000237. 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.