Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cathedral Oaks Schoolhouse

1877

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 23, 2026

1. Cathedral Oaks Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of the early Goleta Valley homesteaders who banded together and built the one-room schoolhouse which opened in the fall of 1877.

Erected 1973 by Native Sons of the Golden West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 34° 27.106′ N, 119° 47.75′ W. Marker is in Santa Barbara, California, in Santa Barbara County. It can be reached from the intersection of Cathedral Oaks Road and North San Marcos Road. Located under a tree in front of Cathedral Oaks Preschool. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4974 Cathedral Oaks Rd, Santa Barbara CA 93111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Central Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sexton House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hope House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ovington's Hangar (approx. 2 miles away); Egg McMuffin (approx. 2.6 miles away); Earle Ovington Terminal (approx. 2.9 miles away); Goleta Depot (approx. 3.3 miles away); Chumash Painted Cave (approx. 3.7 miles away); Assembly Required (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Barbara.

Cathedral Oaks Schoolhouse and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 23, 2026

2. Cathedral Oaks Schoolhouse and Marker

Cathedral Oaks Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

3. Cathedral Oaks Schoolhouse

Today it’s Cathedral Oaks Children’s Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 26 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on June 29, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.