National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County California (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mission Santa Ines, Point Conception Light Station, Santa Cruz Island Archeological District, Eastern Sierra Madre Ridge Archeological District and Point Sal Ataje.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Cuyama, Chumash, Lulapin Division, Purismeno Dialect, Native American and Spanish dating back to 5499 BC.

The famous person Joseph Sexton is associated with one of more of the Santa Barbara County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Santa Barbara County places including Bertram G. Goodhue, Lockwood de Forest and Peter Barber. Prominent architectural styles found in Santa Barbara Country are Colonial, Italianate and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Eastern Sierra Madre Ridge Archeological District (added 1978 - - #78000779)

Address Restricted , New Cuyama

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Religion

Cultural Affiliation:

Cuyama, Chumash

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Mission Santa Ines (added 1999 - - #99000630)

Also known as CA-SBA-518

E side of Solvang, S of CA 246 , Solvang

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Colonial, Other

Area of Significance:

Religion, Native American, Hispanic, Historic - Aboriginal, Social History, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American-Chumash, Spanish-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Church Related Residence, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Village Site, Water Works

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Church Related Residence, Museum, Religious Structure

Point Conception Light Station (added 1981 - - #81000176)

Also known as Humqaq (Chumash Indian Nameplace)

U.S. Coast Guard Light Station , Santa Barbara

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Chumash

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Coast Guard Facility

Current Function:

Defense, Government

Point Sal Ataje (added 2002 - - #02001392)

Also known as CA-SBa-232;2044;2045;2131-34;2136-44;2393-2403;PS-9;PS-10, PS-63

Address Restricted , Point Sal Highlands

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Native American, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Chumash, Lulapin Division, Purismeno Dialect

Period of Significance:

3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Coast Guard Facility, Graves/Burials, Processing Site, Trade (Archeology), Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Unoccupied Land

San Miguel Island Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79000258)

Address Restricted , Santa Barbara

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Science, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Graves/Burials, Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Santa Barbara Island Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79000259)

Address Restricted , Santa Barbara

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Military, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Chumash

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Santa Barbara Presidio (added 1973 - - #73000455)

Roughly bounded by Carrillo, Garden, De la Guerra and Anacapa Sts. , Santa Barbara

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Military, Community Planning And Development

Cultural Affiliation:

Spanish

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park, Single Dwelling

Santa Cruz Island Archeological District (added 1980 - - #80000405)

Also known as Santa Cruz Island;Limuw;Isla de la Santa Cruz

Address Restricted , Santa Barbara

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Chumash, Spanish

Period of Significance:

5000-5499 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Single Dwelling

Sexton, Joseph and Lucy Foster, House (added 1992 - - #91002033)

5490 Hollister Ave. , Santa Barbara

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barber,Peter

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Sexton,Joseph

Significant Year:

1880

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

Val Verde (added 1995 - - #95000359)

Also known as Ludington, Wright, House

2549 Sycamore Canyon Rd. , Santa Barbara

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Goodhue, Bertram G., de Forest, Lockwood

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling