Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
ph (805) 965-0093
fax (805) 568-1999
PO Box 388,
Santa Barbara,
CA 93102

Rendering of the completed Northwest Corner Project

The Northwest Corner Project at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park consists of the multi-phased development of the northwest corner of the Presidio quadrangle. Phase I, the construction of four new A.D.A. compliant unisex restrooms available to park visitors, was completed in 2005.

The second component, Phase II, includes the construction of a new two-room adobe Visitors' Center and a new A.D.A. compliant access ramp at the park's Canon Perdido street entrance. This phase was completed in June 2006. The new Visitors' Center will allow the Trust to develop additional museum space for the interpretation of the Native American, Spanish, Mexican, American, Chinese, and Japanese communities in Santa Barbara. Multimedia displays, artifacts, maps, and photographs attributed to each of these Presidio neighborhood groups will help convey the rich cultural diversity represented during the 223-year occupation of the Northwest Corner Site. It will also be used for demonstrations, performances and workshops on the Presidio's history, while the new ramp and Visitors' Center offer increased access by the community, in keeping with the Trust's ongoing community outreach efforts.

Northwest Corner Project Phasing Plan

Phase III, the third component of the Northwest Corner project is the reconstruction of two additional adobe rooms. These two rooms were originally added to the end of the west wing of the Presidio sometime before 1797. Due to the specialized nature of adobe reconstruction, Trust restoration specialists will produce the majority of the building materials and complete the above-ground adobe construction. The Trust is happy to announce that this phase of construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in August 2007.

Phase IV, the final phase of the Northwest Corner reconstruction, will include the associated adobe yard walls, and portions of the western and northern defense walls enclosing this corner of the Presidio quadrangle, as well as stonework on Canon Perdido street marking the original foundation of the Presidio.

You Can Help To make an online donation to the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Northwest Corner Campaign! Click on the button below. You can use your Visa, MC, or PayPal account to donate money to the Trust.* If you prefer, you can download (.pdf) and print a Trust donation form. Please fax or mail this form, with a check, money order, or credit card information to: The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation PO Box 388 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 ph (805) 965-0093 fax (805) 568-1999

Please join us in completing the Northwest Corner Campaign by making a tax-deductible gift today. Your support is greatly appreciated, and is vital to the Trust's commitment to preserve Santa Barbara's uniqueness by recapturing its past, and establishing the Presidio as one of its crown jewels. We invite you to stop by the Presidio and take a look at our progress on the Northwest Corner.

For more information please contact Dr. Jarrell Jackman, Executive Director, at (805) 965-0093 or email him at docjj@sbthp.org