Convent
The Convento Building, known for its iconic arched portico or colonnade, was built between 1808 and 1822 and is the only original building remaining at the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in the Mission Hills section of San Fernando Valley in California in the United States.Photo: Geographer, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Los Angeles, California, United States
- Also known as: “Convento Building”
- Address: San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Mission Hills, CA 91345
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Providence Holy Cross Medical Center and Sylmar/San Fernando station.
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Hospital
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in the Mission Hills district of Los Angeles, California, US. The hospital has 377 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is situated 2,900 feet north of Convent.
Sylmar/San Fernando station
Railway station
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
Sylmar/San Fernando station is a Metrolink commuter rail train station located in Sylmar, California, and adjacent to the city of San Fernando. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line between Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster. Sylmar/San Fernando station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Convent.
Regency Granada Hills 9
Movie theater
Regency Granada Hills 9 is a movie theater, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Convent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mission Hills and San Fernando.
Mission Hills
Neighborhood
Mission Hills is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. It is near the northern junction of the Golden State Freeway and the San Diego Freeway.
San Fernando
Town
Photo: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Fernando is a general-law city in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is an enclave in the City of Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census the population of San Fernando was 23,946. San Fernando is situated 1½ miles northeast of Convent.
Pacoima
Suburb
Photo: Fourbyfourblazer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pacoima is a neighborhood in the northeast San Fernando Valley, within the city of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley. Pacoima is situated 2 miles east of Convent.
Convent
- Categories: Franciscan friary, secularized monastery, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.27294° or 34° 16′ 23″ northLongitude
-118.46214° or 118° 27′ 44″ westElevation
1,014 feet (309 metres)Inception
1939Levels
2Height
37 feet (11 metres)Open location code
85637GFQ+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 430342926OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q5166334
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In Other Languages
“Convent” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Convento de la Misión de San Fernando Rey de España”
- Spanish: “Convento”
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