La Capilla de San Ysidro Labrador is a small private chapel built in 1928 by Lorenzo López, using rocks gathered from his property and mud from the nearby acequia to construct the walls. Built on a rock outcropping above Cerro Gordo Road, it honors San Isidro Labrador, the eleventh-century patron saint of farmers. For nearly a century, it has played a role in the San Isidro feast day celebrated on May 15. The López Chapel reflects the tradition of small family shrines that appeared throughout New Mexico during Spanish colonization and beyond and is a unique handcrafted folk-art construction.
From Old Santa Fe Today, 5th edition by Audra Bellmore with photographs by Simone Frances.