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Hill-Carrillo Adobe
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National Register of Historic Places

Hill-Carrillo Adobe

On the National Register since 198640 years
Listed 1986Santa Barbara
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hill-Carrillo Adobe

Hill-Carrillo Adobe, at 11 E. Carrillo St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 14, 1986. It was among the first 9 of Santa Barbara’s 19 listings. The Register lists it for its exploration/settlement and architecture, at the local level. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPlace in California listed on National Register of Historic Places. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 46 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

11 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hill-Carrillo AdobeStart here
  2. 2US Post Office-Santa Barbara MainSpanish Colonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Santa Barbara PresidioDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4El Paseo and Casa de la GuerraSpanish Colonial · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5St. Vincent Orphanage and School BuildingItalianate · 0.3 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

★Santa Barbara County CourthouseMoorish · Built 19260.1 miBSanta Barbara ClubBuilding0.2 mi★Rafael Gonzalez HouseBuilding0.4 miBVirginia HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBFaith MissionLate 19th Century Commercial · Built 18890.6 miBJanssens-Orella-Birk BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival0.7 miBAndalucia BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 19260.7 miBSaint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Santa BarbaraBuilding0.7 miBSouthern Pacific Train DepotLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19020.8 miStHerschell, Allan, 3-Abreast CarouselBuilt 19161 mi

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Questions about Hill-Carrillo Adobe

Is Hill-Carrillo Adobe on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 14, 1986 (Register number 86000778).

Is Hill-Carrillo Adobe a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Hill-Carrillo Adobe?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hill-Carrillo Adobe?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123861594 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.