San Xavier del Bac

Also known as: San Xavier del Bac Mission
9 mi. S of Tucson via Mission Rd., Tucson, Arizona

Photos

San Xavier del Bac Mission

1. Historic American Buildings Survey Photographer Unknown. Furnished by Mrs Mecia, Tombstone, Arizona. Date Unknown GENERAL VIEW MAIN CHURCH (SOUTHEAST ELEVATION).

Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey

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Map

Coordinates:
+32.10692, -111.00695
32°06'25" N, 111°00'25" W

Quadrangle map:
San Xavier Mission

Description

Date of Erection, 1797. Architect, Ignacio Gaona. Builder, Pedro Bojourquez, under the direction of Franciscan Fathers. Present Condition: Fair, extensive repair work done to church and convento in 1906 by Father Granjon of Tucson; new floors and roof added to convento, parapet and roof of church repaired, class rooms and cloister added to east wing of convento at north end, and numerous minor repairs. Excepting the repair work and additions noted above, the building is unchanged from its original appearance. -- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS AZ-13)

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
Reference number: 66000191
Architectural style: Other architectural type; Baroque
Areas of significance: Exploration/Settlement; Architecture; Religion
Level of significance: National
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic function: Religious structure
Current function: Religious structure
Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1850-1874; 1800-1824; 1750-1799; 1825-1849
Significant years: 1783; 1910
Number of properties: Contributing buildings: 2
Contributing sites: 2
Non-contributing buildings: 3

Update Log

June 13, 2018: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
May 10, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody

Sources

HABS AZ-13 - San Xavier del Bac Mission
Richard Doody
Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 66000191 (Search for documents)
National Historic Landmark information