San Juan Church: approximate map. UT School of Architecture student measured drawing for Historic American Buildings Survey. Image used in "Spanish Colonial Architecture as represented in the Alexander Architectural Archive" digital exhibit.
Creator/Contributor:
Schubert, Perry & Williams (architectural artists)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1959-05
Owning Repository:
Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
tracing paper, still image, architectural drawings (visual works), measured drawings, site plans, and student drawings
Extent:
19 1/2 inches high x 24 1/2 inches wide
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
English
Topic:
chapels (rooms or structures)
Place Name:
Ciudad Mier
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country), Tamaulipas (state), and Mier (city)
Cartographic Information:
26.427716,-99.148242
General Note:
The authoritative name of this site, Capilla de San Juan Bautista ("Chapel of San Juan Bautista"), is sourced from the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History: https://mediateca.inah.gob.mx/repositorio/islandora/object/fotografia:496962. This collection of 1959 drawings refer to the site as "San Juan Church" or "Mission Church San Juan". While the building shares architectural similarities to Spanish Colonial Missions, calling the Capilla de San Juan Bautista a mission church is a misnomer. The chapel was built as a stand alone building in 1835 or 1836, after Mexican independence from Spain, and was not part of a mission complex or colonial mission efforts. [A. Anderson, 2020-12-16]
Citation Note:
University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture Archives: Texas Architecture archive, Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin