top of page
What Makes it Unique
The mission church of San Luis Obispo is unusual because of the church layout. The combination of belfry and vestibule is the style of the church and makes it different. The main nave is short and narrow because of the case of the other missions. At San Luis, there is a secondary nave situated to the right of the altar making it an L - shaped church. It was never moved from it's original site, too. It is the only mission not moved and has an unusual church layout.The mission floor plan is the traditional quadrangle. The bell tower, with the three bells were made in Peru in 1818.
Design/Description of the Mission
Church: Adobe brick, about 125 feet long, 25 feet tall tile roof
Style:simple "mission" style for the combination of belfry and vestibule
Walls: plaster and whitewash
interesting fact: whitewash was made out of a mixture of crushed seashells and goat poop!
​
​
​
Bells
San Luis Obispo is the only mission that has bells that are named. They are Sorrowful, Joyful, and Gloria.
Whitewash
Taken during my trip w/ my lolo & lola.
During the tour
The three bells
bottom of page