How old is Mission Santa Ines?
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Old Mission Santa Ines. Old Mission Santa Ines was the nineteenth of the 21 missions built in California from 1769 to 1836 by Spanish Franciscan priests led by Father Junipero Serra. The Mission was founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estevan Tapis, it was the first European settlement in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Likewise, people ask, when was Mission Santa Ines founded?
September 17, 1804
Likewise, people ask, how long did it take to build Mission Santa Ines?
Santa Ines Mission Layout, Floor Plan, Buildings and Grounds Building continued for the next eight years. In 1805 another row of buildings, 145 feet long by 19 feet high and wide was added, and another 38 feet were completed in 1806.
Begun by Father Alexander Buckler in 1904, ongoing repairs to the mission have allowed Santa Inés to recapture the splendor of its earlier days. Buckler enlisted his niece, Maime Goulet, to restore the missions art and vestment collections that today make up an extensive museum.