Site of original mission and remaining ruins of La Purisima Mission
The Original Mission La Purísima or the Site of the original mission and remaining ruins of La Purisima Mission is a California Historical Landmark in Lompoc, California. The site was the location of the California Mission from its founding on December 8, 1787, by Fermín Lasuén till it was destroyed by the 1812 Ventura earthquake on December 12, 1812. At the site are still a few remains of the old mission. The ruins are located at 541 South F Street, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California. The site became a  California State Historical Landmark No. 928 on June 29, 1979. La Purisima Mission was moved to a new site three miles away to the northeast. The original mission was associated with the Presidio of Santa Barbara. Fermín Lasuén (1736-1803) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary to Alta California and the president of the Franciscan missions. He was the founder of nine of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California including original Mission La Purísima, the 11th mission. The original mission grew from its founding be 330 feet square quadrangle made of adobe bricks. The original mission had a large church  chapel, housing for the two priests, six soldiers, married Indians and unmarried females. At its peak about 1,520 Chumash Indian lived at the mission. The original mission was south of the Santa Ynez River and included vast crop and grazing lands.