Title supplied by cataloger. Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a (originally La Misio´n del Sen~or Fernando, Rey de Espan~a) was founded by father Fermi´n Lasue´n on September 8, 1797, on the settlement located on the former Encino Rancho, in Mission Hills. It was the seventeenth mission built in Alto California. It was built in a quadrangle, similar to other missions, in which the church makes up one corner. An adobe chapel, which was built and blessed in December 1806, was damaged by the destructive earthquake of 1812 and a new church was completed in 1818. In 1845, Governor Pi´o Pico declared the Mission buildings for sale and in 1846, made Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a his headquarters. San Fernando's church became a working church again in 1923. In 1971, a large earthquake damaged the church again and it had to be completely rebuilt. The repairs were completed in 1974. In 1988, the Convento Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places - Building #88002147. In 1999, the entire Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a was added to the National Register of Historic Places - Building #71001076. It has also been dedicated as California Historic Landmark #157. It continues to serve as a parish church. A partial view of the original chapel of San Fernando Rey de Espan~a, which appears to be intact, as well as an old, crumbling adobe wall adjacent to it. The surrounding area looks deserted. Information on verso reads: "Isaac N. Van Nuys ranch house, circa 1882. His son, J. Benton was a member of Executive Committee of Security First National Bank". It is unclear which structure was Van Nuys' ranch house.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
San Fernando, Rey de Espan~a (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) Missions, Spanish--California--Los Angeles Adobe churches--California--Los Angeles Chapels--California--Los Angeles Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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