National and State Register

St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church

Rio Grande County

Believed to have been built in 1881, the building is an unusual example of an Hispanic adobe church with a cruciform plan and an apse.

A black and white photo of the church with cross gabled roof, bell tower on the left side over simple entrance and cross above.

St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church (2001 photograph.)

The church and the adjacent cemetery are important for their association with the state’s ethnic heritage, specifically the Hispanos who settled the San Luis Valley.

St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church State Register nomination, 5RN.532 (PDF)

State Register

Address

Del Norte vicinity

Site Number

5RN.532