Plaque of Carmelite Monastery's History

Plaque of Carmelite Monastery's History

Erika Rasmussen

History, 1860-1970, of the Carmelite monastery

Santa Clara Point of Historical Interest No. 2; plaque gives few details of one previous owner, Bond, who bought the land in 1895 and kept it until 1906; next tells how Senator James D. Phelan bought it in 1913, the monastery was constructed and then consecrated in 1917 in honor of Phelan's sister; the monastery was designed by the same architects, Maginnis and Walsh, who designed the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. and the monastery was considered the most "perfect example of Spanish Renaissance Ecclesiastical architecture in the new world"; the converted carriage house and water tower were built prior to 1860; and Jack London was a frequent visitor to the ranch and used it as his starting place for "The Call of the Wild" and Marshall Bond's dog for the hero of the book.

2020-02-20

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Carmelite Monastery; City of Santa Clara Historical and Landmarks Commission

Santa Clara, California