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    Plaza de la Guerra Reconsidered Symposium (1999) Now Available Online
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Plaza de la Guerra Reconsidered Symposium (1999) Now Available Online

    Plaza de la Guerra is once again at the forefront of community conversations about Santa Barbara’s downtown revitalization. On December...
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    The Pandemic Painting Project by Claudia Hoag McGarry
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Pandemic Painting Project by Claudia Hoag McGarry

    The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to offer a series of notecards by local artist Claudia Hoag McGarry based on...
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    SBTHP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    SBTHP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    by Anne Petersen The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) is committed to following best practices in our field in our...
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    The Interesting Life of 914 Santa Barbara Street
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Interesting Life of 914 Santa Barbara Street

    by Anne Petersen The white, wooden building at 914 Santa Barbara Street in El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (SHP) has had...
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    Major Repairs to a Small Gem in the Presidio Neighborhood
    • Aug 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Major Repairs to a Small Gem in the Presidio Neighborhood

    by Anne Petersen In Fall of 2019 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation began repair work on a 1928 commercial building at...
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    A Brief History of the Presidio Chapel Bells
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Brief History of the Presidio Chapel Bells

    by Tim Aceves 11,000 miles. Presidio Chapel bell, dedicated San Pascual Bailon, present-day. Image by Tim Aceves. That’s how many miles...
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    Meet Unita Ahdifard, SBTHP’s 2020 Public Humanities Graduate Student Intern
    • Jul 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Meet Unita Ahdifard, SBTHP’s 2020 Public Humanities Graduate Student Intern

    by Kevin McGarry In 2019, UC Santa Barbara’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) offered its first Public Humanities Graduate...
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    A Sneak Peek of our new Exhibit at the Pickle Room
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Sneak Peek of our new Exhibit at the Pickle Room

    Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, the last Chinese family-owned and operated business in Santa Barbara’s Chinatown, was a longtime favorite for...
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    SBTHP Receives Grant from National Endowment for the Humanities
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    SBTHP Receives Grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

    Just recently, The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities...
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    The Santa Barbara County Courthouse: A Community and Global Icon
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 16 min

    The Santa Barbara County Courthouse: A Community and Global Icon

    by Robert L. Ooley and Rodney Baker Robert L. Ooley, FAIA, is the Santa Barbara County Architect. His office is located in the courthouse...
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    Choosing Our Community’s Historic Resources: St. Paul’s AME Church at 502 Olive St.
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    Choosing Our Community’s Historic Resources: St. Paul’s AME Church at 502 Olive St.

    On Sunday May 31, the Santa Barbara Chapter of Black Lives Matter and Juneteenth Santa Barbara issued a list of demands for action that...
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    Replacing the Presidio Chapel Doors
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Replacing the Presidio Chapel Doors

    by Michael H. Imwalle The project to lovingly restore the Santa Barbara Presidio Chapel doors is complete. The process entailed the...
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    A Sneak Peak inside the 1871 Cota-Knox House at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Sneak Peak inside the 1871 Cota-Knox House at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park

    by Anne Petersen The Cota-Knox House, present day. Photo by Tim Aceves. In November 2019, the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic...
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    California Missions Foundation Continues to Support Preservation Efforts at the Santa Inés Mission M
    • Feb 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    California Missions Foundation Continues to Support Preservation Efforts at the Santa Inés Mission M

    by Michael H. Imwalle South side grist mill after repair. Photo by Michael H. Imwalle. In December 2018 the California Missions...
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    Exploring Historic Planning and Architecture to Inform the Future
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 7 min

    Exploring Historic Planning and Architecture to Inform the Future

    By Anthony Grumbine and Nicole Hernandez On June 7, 2019 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, Harrison Design, the City of...
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    2019 United Way Day of Caring
    • Nov 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    2019 United Way Day of Caring

    by Michael H. Imwalle Koji Tanaka and volunteers from the Santa Barbara School of Squash working around the Presidio Research Center....
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    Imagining a new life for the Cota-Knox House
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Imagining a new life for the Cota-Knox House

    by Anne Petersen In Spring of 2019 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation contacted our friend Thomas Van Stein, a talented...
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    SBTHP to Welcome Santa Barbara Junior High School 7th Graders
    • Sep 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    SBTHP to Welcome Santa Barbara Junior High School 7th Graders

    The History and Relevancy Project is a collaborative effort by California State Parks, UC Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Trust for...
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    Santa Barbara: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 11 min

    Santa Barbara: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

    Santa Barbara’s “Street in Spain” located in the El Paseo. Photo by Dennis P. Doordan. On June 7, 2019 the Santa Barbara Trust for...
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