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St Francis of Assisi Church at Rancho de Taos
TITLESt Francis of Assisi Church at Rancho de Taos
ARCHITECT/BUILDERSpanish Franciscan missionaries
NATIONUSA
SITEFew miles south of central Taos
DETAILSide view
CITYRancho de Taos
STATE or REGIONTaos, New Mexico
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1772-1816
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMESt Francis of Assisi Church; San Francisco de Asis
MATERIALSAdobe (sundried mud bricks and stucco) with timber rafters
TYPEChurch
STYLESpanish Mission precursor to American Southwestern style
OTHER TERMSSan Francisco de Asis Rancho de Taos Church; San Francisco de Asis
NOTESAnnually replastered with mud; One of the most painted buildings in the world.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERdcap107
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Meredith L. Clausen at mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERDeborah Caplow
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCECaplow, Deborah
COPYRIGHT HOLDERCaplow, Deborah
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