Lompoc in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mission Vieja: The Community

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 1, 2026

1. Mission Vieja: The Community Marker

Inscription. The Mission residents lived in and around an enclosed, four-sided building built of adobe bricks and roofed with tiles. The central quadrangle measured between 300 and 375 feet on each side and was lined around the interior, with a covered walkway: It included the church, the padres apartments, the monjario (dwelling for unmarried women), Workshops, and storerooms. All wings except the padres' residence opened only to the interior courtyard, a gate on one side gave entrance to carts. The Chumash lived on the southeast site of the quadrangle in traditional brush homes and obtained daily meals from the pozolera (cook house). Quarters for the garrison of soldiers and their families was to the northeast. Fields and orchards stretched northward toward the Santa Ynez River.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 34° 37.89′ N, 120° 27.354′ W. Marker is in Lompoc, California, in Santa Barbara County. It is on South F Street.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 525 S F Street, Lompoc CA 93436, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Central Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mission Vieja de la Purisima (1787-1812) (here, next to this marker); Original Site of Mission de La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima (within shouting distance of this marker); Tragedy of Point Pedernales/Honda Point (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lompoc's Mission Vieja (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lompoc World War I Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Italian Stone Pines (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lompoc Carnegie Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Odd Fellows Building (approx.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 1, 2026

2. Mission Vieja: The Community Marker

half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lompoc.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.