Mission Santa Barbara - San Gabriel, CA - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

This replica is one of several in a courtyard at Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. The area above the replicas is covered and a gate prevents visitors from touching the reproductions...but otherwise they are exposed the elements.
This one depicts Mission Santa Barbara. It appears to be made of painted wood but no sign indicates the artist or date.

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"Mission Santa Barbara, also known as Santa Barbara Mission, is a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order near present-day Santa Barbara, California. It was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén on December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission for the religious conversion of the indigenous local Chumash-Barbareño tribe of Native American people. The mission is the namesake of the city of Santa Barbara as well as of Santa Barbara County.

The Mission grounds occupy a rise between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains, and were consecrated by Father Fermín Lasuén, who had taken over the presidency of the California mission chain upon the death of Father Presidente Junípero Serra. Mission Santa Barbara is the only mission to remain under the leadership of the Franciscan Friars since its founding, and today is a parish church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles."

Where is original located?: Santa Barbara, CA Where is this replica located?: San Gabriel, CA Who created the original?: Franciscan Missionaries Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Santa_Barbara Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1925

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/31/2015 Metro2 visited it