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Order Number	00081930
Title	Convento Building and original chapel, San Fernando Rey de Espan~a Mission
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Missions-San Fernando Rey de Espan~a.; A-002-873 4x5; A-003-503 4x5 (Additional print)
Date	Circa 1903
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 24 cm. on board 20 x 24 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. The 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. 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.
Description	View of the Convento Building, also known as the "Long Building" (on the left), after its 1903 restoration, as well as the original chapel structure (on the right), which had since fallen into ruin. The Convento Building is a large two-story building measuring approximately 243 feet long and 50 feet wide, and was built in stages between 1808 and 1822. It has a broad portico extending the whole length of the building, four-foot-thick adobe walls, visible rafters, and a roof of burnt tile. The long portico, sometimes referred to as the colonnade, has 21 Roman arches along the front of the building and is the most recognized image of the Mission. The Convento Building was, and still is, the largest adobe structure in California and is also the largest original building in California's missions.
Subject	San Fernando, Rey de Espan~a (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.). Missions, Spanish--California--Los Angeles. Adobe churches--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles). Chapels--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles). Arches--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles). Excavations (Archaeology). 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.
Internal Notes	Additional print: 00081930 (A-003-503 4x5).
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection