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Mission Historical Park, Santa Barbara, CA

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Mission Historical Park

A roughly ten-acre city park beside Santa Barbara Mission with historic ruins and a large rose garden.

502 East Los Olivos St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 · Santa Barbara, CA

About Mission Historical Park

The park holds remnants of the old mission reservoir, aqueduct, tannery vats, filter house, grist mill, and pottery. Its southern section is best known for the A.C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden, which has more than 1,500 rose bushes and open lawns for games and picnics. Volunteers help care for the roses, and an annual pruning day is held each January. The park and the nearby mission were jointly named a California State Historical Landmark in 1939. It is run separately from Old Mission Santa Barbara across the street.

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