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Kenneth A. Larson has 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. Also experience in other areas of Design.

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Mission San José - Photography Gallery

Select photographs of my many visits to the California Missions build by Spain and Mexico between 1769 and 1823.

#14, San José. Founded June 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen. Mission San Jose.

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Personal Observations

I have a very fuzzy memory of seeing the Mission San José Convento many years ago. On December 26, 2003, my wife and I visited San José for my first official visit. It was decorated for Christmas. Mission San Jose is lcated in the city of Fremont, some distance north of the City of San Jose. The address is 43300 Mission Boulevard; Fremont, California.

Photo-Art
Mission Art & Photo-Art

History
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 heads of cattle and sheep, fruits, wheat, and corn were produced here.

Address and Directions
43300 Mission Blvd at Washington Blvd
Fremont California 94539
Mailing address:
PO Box 3159
Fremont, California 94539

Photography Gallery

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This page last updated 10-6-04

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