San Francisco de Asis Mission Church
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San Francisco de Asis Mission Church
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Mission Church of Ranchos de Taos
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| Location: | The Plaza, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates: | 36°21′31″N 105°36′28″W / 36.35861°N 105.60778°WCoordinates: 36°21′31″N 105°36′28″W / 36.35861°N 105.60778°W |
| Built: | 1772 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Colonial, Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000416 |
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| Added to NRHP: | April 15, 1970[1] |
| Designated NHL: | April 15, 1970[2] |
San Francisco de Asis Mission Church is a church built between 1772 and 1816. It is located on the plaza in Ranchos de Taos, itself a historic district named Ranchos de Taos Plaza, about four miles southwest of the town of Taos, New Mexico.
Construction on the church began around 1772[3][4] and was completed in 1815[3] by Franciscan Fathers and its patron is Saint Francis of Assisi. It is made of adobe as are many of the Spanish missions in New Mexico. It is located a few miles south of Taos Pueblo and has inspired among the greatest number of depictions of any building in the United States.[5] It was the subject of four[citation needed] paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe,[6][7] and photographs by Ansel Adams and Paul Strand. Georgia O'Keeffe described it as, "one of the most beautiful buildings left in the United States by the early Spaniards."[5]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.[2][8] It is also designated as a World Heritage church.[9]
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "San Francisco de Asis Mission Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=949&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ a b Hooker, Van Dorn. Centuries of Hands: An Architectural History of St. Francis of Assisi Church, p15. Sunstone Press (1996), ISBN 0865342342.
- ^ Ranchos de Taos. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
- ^ a b Charles C. Eldredge (1993). Georgia O'Keeffe: American and Modern, p198. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300055811.
- ^ 1971.16 | Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
- ^ Georgia O'Keeffe - Learning
- ^ Charles W. Snell (May 1, 1968) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: San Francisco de Assisi Mission Church, National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19
- ^ Giga-Catholic Information
[edit] Further reading
- Spirit and Vision: Images of Ranchos de Taos Church. 1987, Museum of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0890131708. 80 images of the church, from a 1982 exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe.
[edit] External links
- Mission Church of Ranchos de Taos, Ranchos de Taos, Taos County, NM: 2 color and 32 b&w photos, 12 drawings, 2 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
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