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In 1872, with the financial backing of Colonel William Welles Hollister, Stearns completed the Wharf and Santa Barbara’s isolation from the outside world was over. The Wharf has endured since 1872, making it the oldest working wooden wharf in California. It is 2,300 feet long and has an area of 3.8 acres supported by 2,307 pilings.
Oct 6, 2022 · By Tyler Hayden | October 6, 2022. A postcard of the Potter Hotel circa 1905 | Credit: Edson Smith Photo Collection. Read all of the stories in our “Celebrating 150 Years of Stearns Wharf” cover here. When John Peck Stearns, an East Coast transplant, proposed building a wharf in Santa Barbara, “people generally made it a fashion to regard ...
Stearns Wharf is a pier at the cross section of the end of State Street and Cabrillo, in the harbor in Santa Barbara, California, United States. When completed In 1872, it became the longest deep-water pier between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Named for its builder, local lumberman John P. Stearns, the wharf served the passenger and freight ...
John Peck Stearns came to Santa Barbara in 1867 and opened the first lumber mill. Frustrated with the rickety Chapala Street Wharf, Stearns built his own wharf that was to become an economic boom to the city (letsgoseeit.com; Santa Barbara Maritime Museum)
The Recent History of Stearns Wharf. The years following World War II saw an evolution in the use of Stearns Wharf. Previously, the wharf had served as the city’s primary commercial shipping center as well as the headquarters of the local fishing industry.
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Historic Stearns Wharf is California's oldest working wharf dating back to 1872. The famous Dolphin Fountain, sculpted by local artist Bud Bottoms, marks the start of the wharf and welcomes visitors from around the globe. Steadfast wooden timbers support the wharf above the blue Pacific Ocean.
