A National Historic Landmark. Built in 1787. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
“Mission La Purísima Concepción, or La Purísima Mission is a Spanish mission in Lompoc, California. It was established on December 8, 1787 by the Franciscan order.”
Wikipedia article La Purísima Mission, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Santa Barbara County · listed in 1970 · category: Building · built in 1787 · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of La Purisima Mission between 2003 and 2020, burning about 1,661 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 888 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 23 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of La Purisima Mission: 8 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acin Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Gann Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Las Cruces Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Schuyler Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Tolbert Pit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dibble Pit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Grefco Diatomite Mill | Diatomite | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lompoc, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2006: 1 flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Lompoc | - | A weak tornado touched down in the community of Lompoc. The small tornado touched down in a parking lot of strip mall along North H street. No significant damage was reported. |
| April 1998 | Flood | Lompoc | - | Heavy rain in the Lompoc area produced localized street flooding. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission La Purísima at 'Amuwu District | 0.6 miles | 2023 | |
 | Lompoc Public Library | 3.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Mission de la Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima Site | 3.5 miles | 1978 |
| Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building | 3.6 miles | 2016 | |
 | Los Alamos Ranch House | 7.4 miles | 1970 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000147 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Santa Barbara County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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