Faith Mission (Santa Barbara, California)

The Hotel Savoy, at 409 State St. in Santa Barbara, California, was built in 1889 as Faith Mission. It was designed by architect Peter J. Barber in Stick/Eastlake and Italianate architectural styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Faith Mission
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The facade of the building from State Street
Location	409 State St., Santa Barbara, California
Coordinates	34°24′57.6″N 119°41′41″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1889
Architect	Barber, Peter J.
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	82002269[1]
Added to NRHP	January 11, 1982

It has served as a religious structure and as a hotel, and was listed for its architecture.[1]

It was deemed notable because of its "elaborate stamped metal facade decorations", unique in southern Santa Barbara County, and as it is possibly the last 19th-century commercial building in Santa Barbara surviving with its original facade intact.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Mary Louise Days (August 25, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Faith Mission / Hotel Savoy". National Park Service. Retrieved October 13, 2016. with eight photos from 1979-80