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Historic Santa Maria
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Historic Santa Maria Inn
801 S. Broadway
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6699
The Santa Maria Inn is a registered Historic Landmark
which was built in 1917. Recently restored to the style of an old English
country inn, old palm and magnolia trees directly in front of the Entrance
are reminders of the Inn’s floral heritage. |
Frank J. McCoy, who came to the Valley in 1904 to work
for the new Union Sugar plant, saw that a comfortable hotel was needed,
and proceeded to build the Santa Maria Inn. His love of flowers can still
be seen throughout the Inn such as the award-winning Rose Garden, which
to this day contains some of his original plantings and has become the
favored backdrop for weddings. The Patio, which hosted McCoy’s first flower
gardens, is now a quiet retreat with its antique water fountain and brick
courtyard. The Inn’s famous daily floral arrangements of years past have
been immortalized in the beautiful stained glass windows.
Presidents, ambassadors, actors and actresses, and corporate
magnates stopped here while winding their way along California’s historic
El Camino Real between San Francisco and Los Angeles--first via buggy,
later by motorcars.Whatever the mode of transportation, in the Grand Old
Days or yesterday, road weary travelers have come to the Santa Maria Inn
to rest and refresh. Rates range from $69.00 to $89.00 |
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Photos ©/ Debbie Stock |
| Santa Maria High School (left) and Town Center Hotel
are located on Broadway Strret. |
City of Santa Maria, California Historical
Landmarks
Buena Vista Park (Morrison & Pine) - October 8, 1972
Santa Maria Flagpole (formerly at Main & Broadway
intersection) - November 11, 1973
Site of First City-Owned Waterworks (Fire siren on top
of water tank located at Historical Museum) - October 7, 1975
Residence of Reuben Hart (now between Fire Station No.
1 and lawn bowling on South McClelland) - September 7, 1980
Site of Pacific Coast Railway Depot (West Main/Railroad)
- September 19, 1982
Santa Maria Inn (801 S. Broadway) - May 16, 1985
Santa Maria City Hall (110 E. Cook Street) - September
12, 1985
Four Corners (Main & Broadway) - July 1, 1986
Veterans' Memorial Cultural Center (Pine/Tunnell Streets)
- May 30, 1988
Site of First Masonic Temple (South Broadway across from
Robinson-May) - November 20, 1990
All landmarks have been marked with plaques.
Objects of Historical Merit
Cypress Street Kindergarten (324 E. Cypress Street) -
February 16, 1993
"Old" St. Mary's Church (corner of Miller/Cypress) -
February 16, 1993
Orange Street Kindergarten (401 E. Orange Street) - February
16, 1993
Melby's Clock (109 W. Main Street) - March 15, 1994
Coca Cola Building (Jones/McClelland) - April 19, 1994
Historic Bell at El Camino School - April 19, 1994
Leo's Drive-In (now Taco Bell on N. Broadway) - August
16, 1994
Bas Relief of the Ship Santa Maria (now hanging in Wells
Fargo Bank branch at Miller/Main) - August 18, 1994
First United Methodist Church - November 28, 1995
St. Peter's Episcopal Church - November 28, 1995
Santa Maria Civic Theater (1660 N. McClelland, originally
telephone relay station) - November 28, 1995
Zanetti/Twitchell Home (824 S. Broadway, now Images Photography)
- November 28, 1995
Site of Rusconi Cafe (112 S. Broadway, present Bank of
America) - May 21, 1996
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