Workmen begin job of restoring San Fernando Mission Convento Building
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Dean, Gordon
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends.
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Founded by father Fermi´n Lasue´n on September 8, 1797 in Mission Hills, Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a (originally La Misio~n del Sen~or Fernando, Rey de Espan~a) is located on the former settlement of Encino Rancho. 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. The Convento stands apart from the quadrangle; it took 13 years to construct and was completed in 1822. Most noted for its 21 Roman arches, it is the largest two-story adobe structure in California. Now, the second floor is used for storage. The Convento Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 - Building #88002147. And in 1999, the entire Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a was added to the National Register of Historic Places as well - Building #71001076. It has also been dedicated as California Historic Landmark #157. It continues to serve as a parish church. Photograph caption dated October 4, 1963 reads, "The 141-year-old structure was built with strips of rawhide binding beams together."
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 Catholic churches--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Adobe churches--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Church buildings--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Arcades (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Roofing, Tile Scaffolding Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Bells--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Palms--California--Los Angeles California Historical Landmarks Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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