Committee for Restoration of the Mission San Jose
(CRMSJ)
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What is CRMSJ?
Mission San Jose, founded on June 11, 1797, is the 14th of 21 Spanish missions established in Alta California. In 1868, a massive earthquake destroyed the Mission Church. A group of like-minded citizens formed the Committee for Restoration of the Mission San Jose (CRMSJ) in 1975, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-sectarian organization, with a vision to authentically reconstruct the Mission Church over its original foundation. They realized their goal in 1985; and, since then, CRMSJ has dedicated itself to the research, financing, and continued restoration of Old Mission San Jose.
Accomplishments
1985 - Completed a $5 million reconstruction of the 1809-1868 adobe Church
2002 - Completed a $1.2 million seismic retrofit of the Mission Museum
2020 - Replastered a failing adobe wall
2021 - Replaced rain gutters on Mission Museum
2023 - Repaired Mission Museum foundation
2023 - Completed art and artifact condition assessment
2024 - Completed conservation treatment of six 1830s paintings which hang in the Mission Church
2024 - Completed conservation treatment of original baptismal font on display in Mission Church
