Santa Barbara County Historic Landmarks Surveys
Scope and Contents
The Santa Barbara County Historic Landmarks Surveys consists of twenty (20) three-ring binders of historical surveys of Santa Barbara County landmarks and structures of merit developed by historian Michel Nellis. The survey materials include historical context, photographs, maps, survey forms and electronic media. Also included is an interview with Montecito historian Maria Herold and a walking tour of downtown Santa Barbara stone architecture.
Dates
- Existence: 1966 - 2025
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head Archivist of the Gledhill Library.
Biographical / Historical
From 2002 to 2011, local historian Michel Nellis was engaged by the Santa Barbara County Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission (HLAC) to survey and develop reports highlighting potential landmarks and places of historic merit throughout the County of Santa Barbara. HLAC commissioned these reports as a resource for identifying places, sites, buildings, structures, works of art and other objects having a special historic or aesthetic character or interest, for preservation and protection by the County.
Extent
20 Binders
20 Optical disk(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is organized into thirteen (13) series:
Series 1 - Survey of Carpinteria Valley
Series 2 - Survey of Lompoc Valley
Series 3 - Survey of Guadalupe
Series 4 - Survey of Ballard and Los Olivos
Series 5 - Survey of Casmalia
Series 6 - Survey of Garey and Sisquoc
Series 7 - Survey of Mission Canyon
Series 8 - Survey of California State Route 192
Series 9 - Survey of Foxen Canyon Road
Series 10 - Survey of Coastal Route
Series 11 - Update of County Landmarks and Places of Historic Merit
Series 12 - Interview of Historian Maria Herold
Series 13 - Santa Barbara Stone Architecture Walking Tour
Index to the Surveys
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Michel Nellis
Processing Information
The Santa Barbara County Historic Landmarks Surveys were processed by Chris S. Ervin CA in April 2026.
Source
- Nellis, Michel (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to Santa Barbara County Historic Landmarks Surveys
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Chris S. Ervin CA
- Date
- 2026-04-19
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Gledhill Library Repository