Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, California
Uses of Locally Quarried Stone
Interior of Church, Cemetery, & Surrounding Walls, Tower, & Gates
Many of the following photographs of the Santa Barbara Mission are used to show examples of how locally quarried stone was used in the construction of the Santa Barbara Mission and on the mission grounds. 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. (These photographs were taken in mid-January, 2011, by Peggy B. Perazzo and Pat Perazzo.)
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Closeup of sandstone and mortar wall at base of tower |
Sandstone wall and recessed Moorish windows in the Cemetery at Santa Barbara Mission |
Sandstone buttress, Moorish windows, and Roman door in the Cemetery at Santa Barbara Mission |
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Back of one of the Santa Barbara Mission towers seen from the Cemetery |
Back of one of the Santa Barbara Mission towers seen from the Cemetery |
Base of one of the Santa Barbara Mission towers in the cemetery area |
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“Juana Maria – Indian woman abandoned on San Nicolas Island eighteen years and brought to Santa Barbara Capt. George Nidever in 1853. Santa Barbara Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution 1928” |
Recessed window in the back of the Santa Barbara Mission tower in the cemetery area |
Sandstone and mortar wall in the Santa Barbara Mission cemetery |
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Closeup of the sandstone and mortar wall in the Santa Barbara Mission cemetery |
Closeup of the sandstone and mortar wall in the Santa Barbara Mission cemetery |
Exterior sandstone wall and buttress of the Santa Barbara Mission in the Cemetery |
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Sandstone and mortar fence in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
Mausoleums in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
Marble portion of the mausoleum for Francisco A. Cota Nació in the mausoleum in the photo to the left in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
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Marble mausoleum in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
Marble cemetery stone for Juana Maria Arellanes in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
Marble mausoleum, sandstone and mortar wall, and granite mausoleum in the distance in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
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Sandstone and mortar wall, and granite mausoleum in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
Closeup of the sandstone and mortar wall in the Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery |
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