| TWENTY-ONE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS [TEACHERS: Find |
 Poinsettias at Mission San Juan Capistrano |
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| TWENTY-ONE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS [TEACHERS: Find |
Poinsettias at Mission San Juan Capistrano |
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This page contains contact information for each of the 21 California missions in alphabetical order. Our Annotated Links Page contains additional Web sites related to these Specific Missions.NOTE: *A number of links on this page require QuickTime, which provides a 360 degree view of the scene, literally a moving picture. If you do not have QuickTime, you can get a Free QuickTime Download. When a QuickTime picture comes up, it will stay black for a minute or so while loading, then it will swing into motion. It also has a zoom in & out feature.
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 Blacksmith Shop at Mission La PurÃsima |
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 Mission San Antonio |
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 Mission San Buenaventura |
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 Mission Carmel |
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 Mission San Diego |
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 Mission San Fernando |
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 Mission Dolores |
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 Sonoma Mission |
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 Mission San Gabriel |
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 Mission San José |
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 Mission San Juan Bautista |
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 Mission San Juan Capistrano |
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 Mission San Luis Obispo |
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 Mission San Luis Rey |
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Mission San Miguel |
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 Mission San Rafael Arcangel |
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 Mission Santa Barbara |
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Mission Santa Clara |
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 Mission Santa Cruz |
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 Fulling Mill at Mission Santa Inés |
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 Nuestra Señora de la Soledad |
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PRESIDIOS -[See also the CMSA article The Presidios of Alta California.]
LOCATION: N.W. corner of San Francisco at (Civil War fort on original Spanish Era shore battery site) CitySearch Editorial Profile of the San Francisco Presidio MAILING ADDRESS: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Bldg. 201 Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123 Visitor Center: Bldg. 102 on Montgomery St. at Lincoln Blvd. TEL.: (415) 561-4323; (415) 556-1693 LOCATION: Lincoln Ave. & Funston Ave. TEL.: (415) 556-0856 LOCATION: SE of Monterey city center MAILING ADDRESS: 550 Church Street Monterey, CA 93940-3209 TEL.: (408) 373-2628 El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park LOCATION: Corner of Canon Perdido & Santa Barbara Streets MAILING ADDRESS: c/o Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation P.O. Box 388 Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0388 TEL.: (805) 965-0093 LOCATION: In Presidio Park MAILING ADDRESS: 2811 Jackson St. San Diego, CA 92110 TEL.: (619) 692-4918 |
PUEBLOS
Santa Clara County, Landmark 433 LOCATION: Front parking lot planter, City Hall, 151 W Mission St, San Jose. CA with La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles (Plaza Church), dating from 1822 LOCATION: El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historical Monument 500 block of N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA The Villa de Branciforte was founded in 1797 by Governor Diego de Borica of California on orders of Viceroy the Marqués de Branciforte. It was the third of Alta California's three pueblos. The settlement existed as a separate township until 1905, when it was annexed to the city of Santa Cruz. LOCATION: SW corner of Water and Branciforte, Santa Cruz |
ADOBES
[Please note that many historic adobe houses are not
open to the public but can be viewed from the street or road.]
LOCATION: between Congress St. and San Diego Ave. MAILING ADDRESS: 3950 Conde St., Old Town, San Diego, CA (Also open to the public is La Casa Primera, his first home.) LOCATION: 491 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona, CA 91767 TEL.: (909) 623-2198 OPEN: Sun.: 2:00-5:00 pm.  death in 1882. The
museum includes a Rancho-era bedroom and
a Victorian parlor, in addition to displays on local history and Ohlone
artifacts. LOCATION: Contra Costa County 13831 San Pablo Avenue, San Pablo, CA 94806 TEL.: (510) 215-3046 or (510) 234-7518. Group reservations: (510) 215-3046 OPEN: Sun., 12:00-4:00 pm. Free. LOCATION: 10940 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills, CA TEL.: (818) 365-7810 LOCATION: East side of Olvera St. El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CA OPEN 9:00 am-4:00 pm; Free. LOCATION: 333 Boronda Road Salinas, CA 93902 TEL.: (831) 757-8085 OPEN 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Mon.-Fri. & by appt. Salinas Historical Society Tours Research is by appointment only. LOCATION: 1330 Dorothy Drive Glendale, CA 91202 OPEN Jun-Aug: 1:00-4:00 pm, Sundays; May & Sept.: 1:00-4:00 pm, 1st Sun. of month. Publication: HISTORY OF CASA ADOBE DE SAN RAFAEL. Contact: Maude Genry, president Guided tours; group tours by reservation. TEL.: (818) 956-2000 LOCATION: 715 N Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA LOCATION: About 100 ft NE of Juan St. on Wallace St., Presidio Golf Course, San Diego, CA LOCATION: Pio Pico State Historic Park 6003 Pioneer Blvd, Whittier, CA TEL.: (310) 695-1217 OPEN 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Wed.-Sun. LOCATION: Park Visitor Center Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, San Diego, CA PO Box 729 Nipomo, Ca 93444 LOCATION: 671 S. Oakglen Avenue, Nipomo Docent-led tours Sat. and Sun., 12:00pm--4:00pm, May--Oct & Sun. only, noon--4:00pm in winter Call 805-929-5679 for tour information Built in the ear1y 1800s by Juan Pablo Grijalva, one of the early Spanish settlers. LOCATION: Corner of Hewes and Santiago Canyon Road City of Orange, CA [ A Brief History of Orange--The Early Days] LOCATION: 11 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA LOCATION: NE corner Lake Forest Dr. & Serrano Rd. Heritage Hill, Serrano Regional Historic Village, El Toro, CA LOCATION: 23537 Calabasas Rd., Calabasas, CA TEL.: (818) 222-6511 OPEN to the public.  LOCATION: in the historic Los Rios District 31745 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano, California, 92675. Named for Polonia Montanez who gave religious instruction to children here from 1886-1910. Available for school tours & other groups. HOURS: 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Wednesday-Sunday. Contact curators Rita Tanner or David Whittington. TEL.: (949) 240-3119 Also available for wedding ceremonies through the City of San Juan Capistrano.
LOCATION: 579 1st St. East, Sonoma, CA Please see Rancho San Miguel below under RANCHOS.  Los Olivas Adobe, Rear Courtyard
 Petaluma Adobe, Central Courtyard with Beehive Ovens See RANCHOS below for Rancho Petaluma. LOCATION: 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA Originally part of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana LOCATION: 6398 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim, CA 92807 TEL: (714) 528-4260 HOURS: By appointment only TEL.: (562) 570-1755 GUIDED TOURS: By reservation LOCATION: 31400 Rainbow Crest Dr. [in Reyes Adobe Park] DIRECTIONS: Take the Reyes Adobe exit north off Freeway 101, turn left on Rainbow Crest Rd. and park is on the corner of Rainbow Crest Rd. & Reyes Adobe Rd., Agoura Hills, CA TEL.: (818) 597-7300 NOT OPEN to the public due to earthquake damage. LOCATION: 700 Mission St., San Miguel, CA LOCATION: 770 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA
LOCATION: 421 1st St. West, Sonoma, CA LOCATION: SW corner of Linda Mar Blvd. & Seville Dr. Sanchez Adobe County Park, Pacifica, CA TEL: (650) 574-6441; FAX (650) 574-6468 LOCATION: between Benton and Franklin Streets MAILING ADDRESS: 3260 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA LOCATION: 414 W. Montecito St., Santa Barbara, CA LOCATION: 15415 E. Don Julian Rd. DIRECTIONS: One mile north of the #60 Freeway at the Hacienda Blvd. exit (20 mi. east of downtown Los Angeles), City of Industry, CA 91745-1029 TEL.: (626) 968-8492; FAX (626) 968-2048; E-mail: info@homesteadmuseum.org OPEN Wed.-Sun., 1:00 am-4:00 pm. CLOSED major holidays & 4th weekend of each month. Free hourly tours. Free group tours for 10 or more with two week reservation. Considered the oldest standing residence in San Bernardino County. 1989-90 archaeological findings indicate it was not the home of Diego Sepulveda as once thought, but of mountaineer James Waters, dating from 1858-59. The Sepulveda home is not far away. Originally a Serrano Indian site LOCATION: 32183 Kentucky St., Yucaipa, CA OPEN: Sun. 1:00-5:00 pm; Wed.-Sat.: 10:00 am-5:00 pm. TEL.: (909) 795-3485 |
ASISTENCIAS
[An asistencia to Mission San Luis Rey] Pala, CA 92059 TEL.: (760) 742-3317 LOCATION: East of I-15 on Highway 76 to Pala, CA [Formerly an asistencia to Mission San Luis Rey] LOCATION: Camp Pendleton Marine Base Plaque located on hill 1000 ft. west of Orange Co. Boy Scouts Adobe, 0.6 miles SE of Las Pulgas gate, 0.9 SW of I-5 at Las Pulgas Rd., 10 miles south of San Clemente, CA [Formerly an asistencia to Mission San Gabriel] LOCATION: 535 N. Main St. near Macy St., Los Angeles, CA |
ESTANCIAS
LOCATION: NW corner of Mesa Verde Dr. West and Adams Ave., 1900 Adams, Costa Mesa TEL.: (949) 631-5918 OPEN: First and third Saturday each month & by appointment Restored site with a small museum. Also see Costa Mesa: the Diego Sepulveda Adobe Estancia Began in 1819 with a chapel, followed in 1830 by a 14 room structure, only to be abandoned by the church upon secularization. [Actually an estancia to Mission San Gabriel. Please see the CMSA article The San Bernardino Estancias.] LOCATION: 26930 Barton Rd., Redlands, CA (East of Nevada St.) TEL.: (909) 793-5402 OPEN: Sun.: 1:00-5:00 pm; Wed.-Sat.: 10:00 am-5:00 pm |
RANCHOS
Casa
de Rancho Cucamonga (John Rains House) LOCATION: 18127 S. Alameda, Compton, CA GUIDED TOURS: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00 pm, and 2nd & 3rd Sundays each month, 1:00-4:00 pm. TEL.: (310) 631-5981 or (310) 636-6030.
LOCATION: Robert P. Strathearn Historical Park 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley, CA
LOCATION: Off Melrose Rd, Carlsbad, CA
LOCATION: Los Coches Rancho Wayside Campground NW corner of Hwy 101 and Arroyo Seco Rd., 1.5 miles south of Soledad, CA
GRAND REOPENING OF LOS ENCINOS STATE HISTORIC PARK on April 27, 2002 Structures damaged in the 1994 earthquake have been rebuilt and restored, specifically a fully restored 1849 adobe, an 1871 two-story bunkhouse, and a limestone blacksmith shop.Positions are open for volunteers and a few paid jobs. LOCATION: 16756 Moorpark Street, Encino, CA 91436-1068 TEL.: (818) 784-4849; FAX: (818)784-0621 E-mail: laha@pacbell.net HOURS: Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays & major holidays. Admission is Free. Donations are requested when tours are given, and there is a charge for reserving picnic/barbecue areas.
LOCATION: 651 East Vista Drive, Vista, CA 92085, TEL.: (760) 639-6164 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1988, Vista, CA 92085 E-mail: bwischstadt@ci.vista.ca.us Tours: Wed.-Sat., 10:00 am-2:15 pm & Sun., 12:30-2:15 pm
LOCATION: On State Hwy 126, 2.2 miles east of Piru, CA Nonprofit Rancho Camulos Museum Fund Box 369, Piru, CA 93040
LOCATION: Montana de Oro Visitor Center Pecho Road, Los Osos, CA 93402 TEL.: (805) 528-0513
LOCATION: 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, CA 90815 (Enter through residential security gate at the intersection of Anaheim and Palo Verd 562 431-3541 Open for tours without reservations although groups of ten or more are requested to make reservations. Curriculum based school tours are offered by reservation only
Semi-annual publication: THE BRANDED WORD From the intersection of Long Beach Blvd. & San Antonio Dr. in Long Beach, go one block west on San Antonio to Virginia Rd. Turn north on Virginia Rd & go NW to 4600--just past the entrance to the Virginia Country Club on the right hand side. LOCATION: 4600 Virginia Rd., Long Beach, CA 90807 TEL.: (562) 570-1755 OPEN: Wed.-Sun. 1:00-5:00pm Tours: Sat. & Sun. at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 & 4:00pm Self-guided tours Wed.--Fri..
LOCATION: Pena Adobe exit south off I-80, then NE 0.5 miles on Pena Adobe Rd. to Pena Adobe Park, Vacaville, CA
See also Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park LOCATION: 3325 Adobe Road, Petaluma, CA TEL.: (707) 762-4871
Site of Olivas Adobe, Landmark 115, in Olivas Adobe Historical Park LOCATION: 4200 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura, CA 93003 TEL.: (805) 644-3504 Contact Barbara Orr, (805) 650-8137, for school tour reservations. For Junior Docent Program, call (805) 658-4728
Landmark 191. Built in 1852 by Raymundo Yorba, son of Bernardo Yorba. LOCATION: 17127 Pomona Rincon Rd., Chino, CA TEL.: (909) 597-8332 OPEN: Sun.: 1:00-5:00 pm; Wed.-Sat. 10:00 am-5:00 pm |
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