The Carmelite Monastery is a City of Santa Clara Historical Landmark. Also known as the Bond Ranch, the site was originally owned by Judge Hiram Graham Bond between 1885 -1906 and then purchased by Senator James Phelan in 1913. The monastery was consecrated in 1917 for Carmelite nuns in memory of Senator Phelan’s sister. The buildings were designed by Maginnis & Walsh and the plans for the chapel won first prize at the 1925 Paris International Exposition. It is considered an excellent example of new world Spanish Renaissance Ecclesiastical architecture. It is said that Jack London was a frequent visitor of the ranch and the location was inspiration for his novel “Call of the Wild”.
Link to Carmelite
Link to 2014 Carmelite blog
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| Inside the Carmelite Monastery Chapel |
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| Cindy and Lisha |
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| Karen in the olive grove |
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| Grace |
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| Marilyn |
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| Lisha |
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| Anu |
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| Ready, set, paint. |
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| Marilyn's painting of the Chapel |
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| Grace’s painting of the chapel |
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| Iris’s painting of the cloister |
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| Joy’s painting of the olive grove |
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| Cindy’s painting of the bell tower |
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| Helen's Painting |
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| Broncha's painting |
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| Karen’s painting |
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| John’s painting |
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| Jane’s painting |
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