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San José de Gracia Church

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finished in mud plaster. Its nave is 100 feet (30 m) long and 52 feet (16 m) wide (as measured on the outside), with transepts and an apse extending the structure to the north, east, and west. The walls vary in thickness from 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 m), and rise to a height of 34
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The community of Las Trampas was founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families. Originally sheltered by an adobe wall that encircled the plaza, the community grew to 63 families in 1776, when the church was completed. The church escaped significant alteration due to the economic isolation of the
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above the nave that is oriented to allow sunlight to fall into the apse area. The main entrance is at the southern end of the nave, between a pair of buttresses, which also support a wooden balcony at the gallery level.
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community until the 20th century. The roof has been replaced several times, including in 1932 by the Society for the Preservation of New Mexico Mission Churches, led by renowned architect
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Main altar, San Jose de Gracia, 1943. The main altar screen (and others in the church) were overpainted in 1860 by the Mexican santero
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overlaid by planking, the vigas mounted into specially shaped corbels. An unusual and distinctive feature of this church is a
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New Mexico
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Ceiling of the entrance, painted with 18th and 19th century designs.
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walls rising 34 feet (10 m) in height. It was declared a
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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San José de Gracia Church is located in New Mexico
San José de Gracia Church is located in the United States
Las Trampas, New Mexico
36°7′53″N 105°45′28″W / 36.13139°N 105.75778°W / 36.13139; -105.75778
Colonial
Spanish Colonial
Las Trampas Historic District
ID67000007
70000415
Las Trampas, New Mexico
adobe
National Historic Landmark
New Mexico State Road 76
Santa Fe
Taos
adobe
vigas
clerestory window
John Gaw Meem
santeros
Main altar, San Jose de Gracia, 1943. The main altar screen (and others in the church) were overpainted in 1860 by the Mexican santero Jose de Gracia Gonzales. FSA photograph.
Jose de Gracia Gonzales
FSA
Interior, San Jose de Gracia, 1943. John Collier photo.
John Collier

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