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This site is owned, designed, and operated by Kenneth A. Larson who has over a quarter century of experience in design and construction of scenery for the Entertainment Industry and Theme Parks using Computer Aided and Traditional approaches to Design. Ken also has experience in other areas of Design.
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Select photographs of my many visits to The Missions of the United States South and Southwest built by Spain and Mexico between 1565 and 1823. All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2008 - 2013. |
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Founded June 11, 1797
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Personal Observations |
Photo-Art IMAGE HERE Mission Art & Photo-Art |
The first mission church was built a short distance north of the present site along with other temporary thatched-roof buildings. The first permanent church was completed in 1809. This adobe church was destroyed by an earthquake in 1868. A wooden church, looking very different from the adobe church, was built on the same site in 1869. A Victorian rectory was built between the wooden church and the last remnant of the adobe convento. In 1979, the rectory was removed and in 1982, the wooden church was sold for a dollar and moved to the nearby community of Burlingame. This cleared the way in 1984 & 5 to reconstruct the adobe church as closely as possible to the original - considered the most authentic reproductions of all the California missions. Today when you visit Mission San José, you will see the reproduction adobe church and about half of the original adobe convento. The old cemetery is accessible through the church. When the mission was first established, there were hostilities with the native population and convesions were slow. In time, San José had more converts than any other Northern California mission. As with all the missions, agriculture was important to Mission San José. In addition to 20,000 head of cattle and sheep, fruits, wheat, and corn were produced here. |
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43300 Mission Blvd at Washington Blvd Fremont California 94539 Mailing address: PO Box 3159 Fremont, California 94539 |
 Front exterior of church. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Church interior. Note the Christmas trees. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Front exterior of church. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Front exterior of church. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Front exterior of church, detail of bell tower. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Front exterior of church, detail of buttress. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Front of church and Convento. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Front of church and Convento. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Front of church. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Doors. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Museum. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Plaza side. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Plaza side. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Plaza side. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Plaza side. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Plaza side. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Plaza side. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
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| Mission church reconstruction. | |
 The parts extending from the side wall would have continued to other buildings. |
 Front facade of the Mission church reconstruction. |
 Bell marker and front facade of church. |
 Roof detail. |
 Front door and window. |
 Bell tower. |
 Roof detail. |
 Side of church. |
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| Side of church. | |
 Side of church. |
 Side of church. |
 Connection between building sections. |
 Looking up from a wall along the street. |
 Bell Tower. |
 Side. |
 Church interior. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
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| Fountain in a small garden to the side. | |
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| Fountain. | |
 Fountain. |
 Marker. |
 Statue. |
 Old timbers with statue beyond. |
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| Old Convento. | |
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| Old Convento. | |
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| Old Convento. | |
 Cemetery and church. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Cemetery side door to church. Note the skull and cross-bones above the door as a symble of a cemetery. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Cemetery and church. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Bell Tower. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Cemetery. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
 Cemetery. Photo date: 12-26-03. |
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| Cemetery in 2010. | |
 The old cemetery. |
 The new cemetery. |
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| The new church just to the left ofthe Mission church. | |
 The new church interior. |
 the school. |
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| Note:This is not the official site for any of the places shown in US Mission Trail. US Mission Trail is not responsible for accuracy of the information. Hours of operations, prices, and exhibits are subject to change without notice. |
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