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La Purisima Mission - Part Two
La Purisima Mission State Historical Park, near Lompoc in northern Santa Barbara County California

Another long building continues the line of the mission. La Purisima is unusual in being laid out in one line, rather than folded around an inner courtyard.

This second building, known as the Residence, housed the friars and soldiers assigned to the mission. The padres had a chapel for their exclusive use and there was a spare room for visitors. Other rooms held kitchens, workshops, and storage areas.


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Between the two large arcaded buildings, the church and the resdience, at Mission la Purisima

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A simply furnished bedroom with canopied bed, table and chairs, a ewer and basin for washing, and a small altar

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Inside the friars chapel at Mission la Purisima

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A long arcade on the east side of the residence, serving as both hallway and work area

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Spinning wheels, carding combs and two large looms for producing coarse woolen and cotton cloth

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Cooking and dining for the friars, with simple wooden chargers on which plates would be placed

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