Santa Clara in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Carmelite Monastery – Bond Ranch
Point of Historical Interest No. 2
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 5, 2023
1. Carmelite Monastery – Bond Ranch Marker
Inscription.
Carmelite Monastery – Bond Ranch. Point of Historical Interest No. 2.
Judge Hiram Graham Bond owned the ranch 1895-1909. Purchased by U.S. Senator James d. Phelan in 1913.. The monastery chapel and residence buildings were constructed in 1917 as a permanent monastery for the community of Cloistered Discalced Carmelite nuns. In memory of Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan, Phelan’s sister. Monastery buildings designed by Maginnis and Walsh, who designed the national Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. Plans for the chapel won first place at the 1925 Paris International Exposition. It is considered the most perfect example of Spanish Renaissance Ecclesiastical architecture in the New World. The residence of the nuns is known as the Monastery of the Infant Jesus. The converted carriage house and redwood water tower were built prior to 1860., Jack London, a frequent visitor, used the ranch as the starting locale for his famous novel “Call of the Wild” and Marshall Bond’s dog for the hero of the book.
Judge Hiram Graham Bond owned the ranch 1895-1909.
Purchased by U.S. Senator James d. Phelan in 1913.
The monastery chapel and residence buildings were
constructed in 1917 as a permanent monastery for the community of Cloistered Discalced Carmelite nuns. In memory of Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan, Phelan’s sister. Monastery buildings designed by Maginnis & Walsh, who designed the national Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. Plans for the chapel won first place at the 1925 Paris International Exposition. It is considered the most perfect example of Spanish Renaissance Ecclesiastical architecture in the New World. The residence of the nuns is known as the Monastery of the Infant Jesus. The converted carriage house and redwood water tower were built prior to 1860.
Jack London, a frequent visitor, used the ranch as the starting locale for his famous novel “Call of the Wild” and Marshall Bond’s dog for the hero of the book.
Erected 1970 by Santa Clara Historical and Landmark Commission. (Marker Number 2.)
N, 121° 57.128′ W. Marker is in Santa Clara, California, in Santa Clara County. Marker is on Lincoln Street south of Benton Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Lincoln Street, Santa Clara CA 95050, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 16, 2012
2. Carmelite Monastery – Bond Ranch Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 21, 2012
3. Carmelite Monastery – Bond Ranch Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 21, 2012
4. The Carmelite Monastery
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 21, 2012
5. The Carmelite Monastery
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,653 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on April 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 23, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
