View of San Juan Nepomuceno y San Cayetano Mission church 6 miles southwest of Antonito on U.S. 285 in Ortiz (Conejos County), Colorado. The mission revival style chapel has a curvilinear parapet which rises from the corner piers to meet the central bell tower. The church was constructed of concrete and has a stucco exterior. The central bell tower has a pyramidal roof and a wooden cross made by Benito Archuleta in 1956. The exterior has two circular windows in the facade over two rounded arch windows. All of the windows have stained glass. A statue is in a niche over the entry. The structure was constructed in 1938.
Description
1 photographic print ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Conejos County.;
Item Owned By
Auraria Library
Subject
San Juan Nepomuceno y San Cayetano Mission (Ortiz, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ortiz (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; San Juan Nepomuceno y San Cayetano Mission (Ortiz, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Ortiz--Pictorial works.; Ortiz (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Source: loan, Tom Noel, 2010.
Rights Contact Information
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Kathleen Barlow.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; R7001517725; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.
