Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, California
Uses of Locally Quarried Stone

Many of the following photographs of the Santa Barbara Mission show examples of how locally quarried stone was used in the construction of the Santa Barbara Mission and on the mission grounds including stone implements. If you would like to read more about the Santa Barbara Mission and view more photographs, visit the sections about the California missions in the “History of Quarrying in California from the California Indians Up to Present Time” section of our web site. For historical information on the stone quarried in Santa Barbara County, visit the Santa Barbara County quarry section of our web site. (These photographs were taken in mid-January, 2011, by Peggy B. Perazzo and Pat Perazzo.)

• Santa Barbara Mission & Lavanderia
• Mission Garden Area
• Exterior Displays
• Interior Displays
• Interior of Church, Cemetery, & Surrounding Walls,
  Tower & Gates