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National Register of Historic Places. San Jose was the fourteenth mission, founded June 11, 1797 by Fr. Lasuén. The convento has the only daub and wattle wall construction fragment left in a California Mission. An earthquake destroyed the mission church in 1868. From 1982-1985 the church was reconstructed using traditional building methods. The convento wing is original and houses the museum and collections. The California Missions Foundation financed an earthquake retrofit of the convento in 2001-2002.
Immediate and Long-Term Funding Needs:
- Install security systems to protect mission artifacts
and paintings
- Reconstruct a building connecting church to convento wing.
Directions to
the Mission
Northbound:
From I-880 south, exit and turn left onto Stevenson Road. Proceed
to the end and turn right onto Mission Boulevard. (The mission
is 2.5 miles down Mission Boulevard.)
Southbound:
From I-680, exit at Mission Boulevard and turn right. The
mission is on the corner of Washington and Mission. (Alameda
County)
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