The Asistencia
California Historical Landmark #42
26930 Barton Road
Redlands, CA 92373
909-793-5402
http://www.sbcounty.gov/museum/branches/asist.htm
Tues-Sat: 10a-3p
Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
This is a 1930s reconstruction of an 1830s ranch outpost of Mission San Gabriel. Buildings include a small museum with site history and a chapel.
Established in 1819 as a part of the Mission San Gabriel's Rancho San Bernardino, the original Asistencia or more correctly - Estancia functioned as an outpost for cattle grazing activities. The Asistencia buildings we can visit today are reproductions built in the 1930s and located approximately one mile east of the original Estancia site.
This facility opened to the public in 1937 as the "Asistencia." In 1960, it was dedicated as California Historical Landmark #42 as an outstanding example of handcrafted structures of the WPA era. Since that time, under the administration of the San Bernardino County Museums, the "Asistencia" has undergone retrofitting for seismic stability.
A visit to the Asistencia will allow you the chance to visit its museum, walk through historic rooms, and relax in the gardens. They also have special events, exhibits and demonstrations.
A branch of the San Bernardino County Museum.
Contact the Asistencia for latest information.
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