The Capilla de la Lomita was built on the ranch of Mr. Rene Guyard in 1865 by the Oblate fathers. In addition to being a place of worship, it acted as a way station for Oblates traveling on horseback between Brownsville and Roma. It was rebuilt in . . . — — Map (db m239812) HM
In 1907, John J. Conway and James W. Hoit began the Mission Canal Co. Irrigation System, which was instrumental in the early agricultural growth of the area. Here they built the first pump station out of hand made brick from Madero. The 106-ft. . . . — — Map (db m224226) HM
Site of the guest house at La Lomita. Built of adobe at the same time as the Cook House, it housed transient visitors to the Mission and Oblates in route to other destinations in the valley. Like the other outbuildings of the chapel, it was torn . . . — — Map (db m239811) HM
John Davis Bradburn (1787-1842) was born in Virginia and reared in Kentucky. He entered Mexico in 1817 with Francisco Mina's Army to help upset Spanish colonial forces in the War of Independence. He became a naturalized Mexican citizen and in 1821 . . . — — Map (db m224222) HM
The original chapel at Rancho La Lomita in 1865 was built of adobe by the fathers and ranch workers. Upon the death of Mr. Guyard in 1871, the ranch was willed to the Oblates. This first chapel was torn down in 1885, and it was not until four years . . . — — Map (db m239813) HM
Lands for La Lomita ("The Little Hill") Mission came from the 1767 Spanish grant of Joseph A. Cantu, and were donated in 1861. Used as farms and ranches, the lands supported the priests and their charities. The original chapel, built in 1865 at a . . . — — Map (db m224224) HM
Site of the fathers' residence and, after 1871, also the La Lomita Ranch Headquarters. The first building which stood here was constructed of adobe shortly after the original chapel in 1865. A newer five room residence replaced it in 1899. This . . . — — Map (db m239807) HM
First known as Teatro La Paz (Peace Theatre), this cultural arts center was built about 1912 by Juan Bautista Barberá, a native of Spain who came to the United States in 1905. A bricklayer by profession, Barberá brought films, lecturers, actors, and . . . — — Map (db m195636) HM
Designed by San Antonio architect Harvey P. Smith, this two-story edifice was constructed of brick with white stone trimming and erected on the site of Mission founder John Conway's business offices. Intended to house the multi-firm organization of . . . — — Map (db m195637) HM
The small shrine to the Virgin Mary is not an original part of the Capilla de la Lomita grounds. It was erected in 1956 during the "World year in honor of Mary Immaculate" by the Oblates, whose patroness she is. The statue honored the fathers who . . . — — Map (db m239810) HM
