Lobero Theatre

34°25′18″N 119°42′00″W / 34.4216°N 119.6999°W / 34.4216; -119.6999

Lobero Theatre
Exterior of venue, from Canon Perdido St (c.2005)
Map
Address33 E Canon Perdido St
Santa Barbara, California
United States
OwnerLobero Theatre Foundation
Capacity604
Construction
OpenedFebruary 22, 1873
Renovated
  • 1922-24
  • 2013
ArchitectGeorge Washington Smith, Lutah Maria Riggs
Website
Venue website
Reference no.361

The Lobero Theatre is an historic building in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The theater was originally built as an opera house, in a refurbished adobe school building, by Italian immigrant José Lobero in 1873.[1] Located downtown at the corner of Anacapa and Canon Perdido streets, the Lobero Theatre is registered as a California Historical Landmark.[2]

  1. ^ Conard, Rebecca, Christopher H. Nelson, and Mary Louise Days. 1986. Santa Barbara: a guide to El Pueblo Viejo. Santa Barbara, Calif: Capra Press, p.122.
  2. ^ "Lobero Theatre". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 14, 2012.