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Santa Barbara Presidio | |
 A view of the main restored portion of the Presidio in 2005, with the chapel in the center | |
| Location | Santa Barbara, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°25′21.24″N 119°41′49.56″W / 34.4225667°N 119.6971000°W |
| Built | April 21, 1782 |
| Architectural style | California mission |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000455[1] |
| CHISL No. | 636[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 26, 1973 |
| Designated CHISL | 1958 |
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El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara, also known as the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, is a former military installation in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The presidio was built by Spain in 1782, with the mission of defending the Second Military District in California. In modern times, the Presidio serves as a significant tourist attraction, museum and an active archaeological site as part of El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park.[3]
The park contains an original adobe structure called El Cuartel, which is the second oldest surviving building in California;[4] only the chapel at Mission San Juan Capistrano, known as "Father Junípero Serra's Church", is older. The Presidio of Santa Barbara has the distinction of being the last military outpost built by Spain in the New World.[5] The Presidio became a California Historical Landmark in 1958 and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Royal Spanish Presidio". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "Archaeology". Santa Barbara Trust for Historical Preservation. Archived from the original on 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ Tompkins, 1975, p. 8
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