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St. Francis Chapel, Mission Inn, Riverside, CA, circa 1931

Subjects
ChurchesInteriorsReligious & Devotional LifeWeddings
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1931 (Linen)
Front of St. Francis Chapel, Mission Inn, Riverside, CA, circa 1931, c. 1931 linen postcard
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Back of St. Francis Chapel, Mission Inn, Riverside, CA, circa 1931, c. 1931 linen postcard
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The interior of St. Francis Chapel at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California, centers on a wood-carved, gilded altar brought from Mexico. Dark wooden pews face the altar beneath hanging lamps, and Tiffany stained glass and mosaics decorate the walls. The Mission Inn, a Mission Revival hotel that grew from an adobe boarding house, added the chapel in the early 1930s; it was used for weddings and held religious art collected by the hotel's owners.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.; Mission Inn
ST. FRANCIS CHAPEL, MISSION INN, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA MISSION INN, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA The Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi is used for weddings. The wood carved gold altar from Mexico is especially noteworthy, as are the exquisite Tiffany win- dows and mosaics.
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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.; Mission Inn
Series12060
ConditionExcellent
Place depictedMission Inn, Riverside, CA
Place mentionedMission Inn, Riverside, CA
Place mentionedRiverside, CA
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.; Mission Inn, Milwaukee, WI
NotesWhite border; linen texture. No postmark. Divided-back natural-color card, linen texture, white border. E.C. Kropp imprint, card no. 12060. Dealer pencil marks '112' and '2.00' at top. No message or address written.

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St. Francis Chapel, Mission Inn, Riverside, CA, circa 1931, postcard, c. 1931. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-francis-chapel-mission-inn-riverside-ca-circa-1931. Accessed November 2, 2026.