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Order Number
00081911
Title
Interior
of
attic
,
San
Fernando
Rey
de
Espan~a
Mission
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
Missions-San
Fernando
Rey
de
Espan~a
.
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;20
x
25
cm
. on
board
20
x
25
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
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
mission
,
itself
, was
used
for
many
things
during
the
mid-to
late
1800's
; in
1822
, the
Convento
building
served
as the
padre's
quarters
as
well
as a
guesthouse
,
offering
temporary
accommodations
for
missionaries
as they
traveled
between
the
missions
along
the
Camino
Real
; in
1845
,
Governor
Pio
Pico
declared
the
mission
buildings
for
sale
, and in
1846
made
Mission
San
Fernando
Rey
de
Espana
his
headquarters
;
between
1857
and
1861
, the
Convento
was
used
as a
station
for the
Butterfield
Stage
Line
,
which
ran
between
Los
Angeles
and
San
Francisco
;
it
also
served
as a
warehouse
for the
Porter
Land
and
Water
Company
; and in
1896
, the
quadrangle
was
actually
used
as a
hog
farm
.
Finally
in
1923
,
after
nearly
30
years
,
San
Fernando's
church
became
a
working
church
once
again
.
Today
, the
beautiful
"
Long
Building
"
contains
a
rich
assortment
of
relics
: the
great
wine
press
, the
smoke
room
, a
refectory
, and a
library
housing
a
collection
of
1,760
volumes
,
dating
from the
1500s
to the
1800s
. 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
. The
Convent
Building
was, and
still
is
, the
largest
adobe
structure
in
California
and
is
also the
largest
original
building
in
California's
missions
.
It
continues
to
serve
as a
parish
church
.
Description
Photograph
shows
the
interior
of an
attic
, or
loft
,
showing
rafters
, an
adobe
floor
, a
couple
of
pictures
hanging
on the
walls
, as
well
as a
few
windows
and an
open
door
. This
attic
was
possibly
located
inside
the
Convento
Building
, also
known
as the "
Long
Building
". The
Convento
Building
, a
large
two-story
building
measuring
approximately
243
feet
long
and
50
feet
wide
, was
built
in
stages
between
1808
and
1822
.
It
has a
broad
portico
extending
the
whole
length
of the
building
,
sometimes
referred
to as the
colonnade
, and has
21
Roman
arches
,
making
it
the
most
recognized
image
of the
Mission
.
Subject
San Fernando, Rey de Espan~a (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.).
Missions, Spanish--California--Los Angeles.
Adobe churches--California--Los Angeles.
Attics.
Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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