Ventura - Mission San Buenaventura

History

One of the last of the mission stations to be founded by Father Serra, little now remains of San Buenaventura except the church which, like so many others, suffered damage in the 1812 earthquake. The gardens which once surrounded the church have long since given way to buildings of all kinds, principally because of their location in the center of the present-day town.

At the time when the mission stations were built this region was inhabited by Chumash Indians, said to have been the most highly developed tribe in California.

Location

211 E. Main Street, Ventura, from Highway 101 turn into Main Street via California Street.