Architect and engineer . ico along the front, and to restore the entranceto the fore-court of the church. The accomplishment of this program willrestore the surviving portions of the buildings as nearlv to their condition inthe days of full prosperity as is consistent with their legitimate present use- 78 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER and the Mission of San Luis Obispo, which has sunk to the position of leastinteresting of the extant Mission structures, will once more assume its rightfulplace as one of the most quietly charming, gracious, and poetic compositions ofof the Padres legacy. I wish to
Architect and engineer . ico along the front, and to restore the entranceto the fore-court of the church. The accomplishment of this program willrestore the surviving portions of the buildings as nearlv to their condition inthe days of full prosperity as is consistent with their legitimate present use- 78 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER and the Mission of San Luis Obispo, which has sunk to the position of leastinteresting of the extant Mission structures, will once more assume its rightfulplace as one of the most quietly charming, gracious, and poetic compositions ofof the Padres legacy. I wish to state in passing that subscriptions in aid of thiswork will be gladly accepted, and may be forwarded to the San Luis ObispoMission Restoration, Room 1, Wade Building, San Luis Obispo; to the Com-mercial Bank of San Luis Obispo; or to the Union National Bank of the same city. There is today, I may add, no excuse for failure to restore these buildingsin entire conformity with the conceptions of the original builders. Li an. SAN LUIS OBISPO MISSION—THE CHURCH FROM THE ANNEX AFTERTHE RECENT FIRE article* published several months back, dealing with the general problem ofMission restoration, I expressed a hope for the publication m adequate formof a complete and authoritative archaeological and architectural record of theMissions, comprising pertinent early drawings and prints, the best obtainablephotographs, drawings of their present state, and restored plans as far as thedata for the making of such are obtainable. I have been glad, therefore tolearn since that time that work is actually in progress on substantially such a ^e Restoration of the California Missions—by Irving F. Morrow; Architect and Engineer. Janu-ary, 1920. THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 79 program. The Legislature of California has appropriated funds to be used bythe California Historical Survey Commission in furtherance of these ends, andwork is being carried on under the direction of Dr. Owen C. Coy of theUnivers
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