# El Presidio

Filming location in Santa Barbara County.

## About

This is the site of the oldest building in Santa Barbara and the second oldest in California. Visitors can step back and view this historic site surrounded by modern buildings. El Cuartel, the oldest existing building in Santa Barbara, is all that remains of the last of four Royal Presidios (Spanish military outposts) built in Alta California.

## Categories

- Adobe Buildings
- Historic Landmarks
- Spanish Architecture
- State Parks

## Location details

- Address: 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA
- Coordinates: 34.42252° N, 119.69887° W (<https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.42252,-119.69887>)
- CinemaScout ID: [7581](https://ca.reel-scout.com/locs_detail.aspx?id=7581)
- Permit authority: [California State Parks](https://filminsantabarbara.com/jurisdictions/california-state-parks)
- State Park Website: <https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=608>
- Park Brochure: <https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/608/files/ElPresidiodeSantaBarbaraSHPWEB2013.pdf>

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