Mission San Francisco de Asís
- Year
- 1776
- Style
- Spanish Colonial
- City
- San Francisco, CA
Mission San Francisco de Asís, better known as Mission Dolores, was founded on October 9, 1776, by Franciscan friars Francisco Palóu and Pedro Benito Cambón, sent to settle Alta California and evangelize the Ohlone people. The complex holds two churches: the 1791 adobe chapel, built largely by Ohlone labor and now the oldest intact structure in San Francisco, and the 1918 Mission Dolores Basilica standing beside it. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
the building
The 1791 adobe chapel. Completed in 1791, the adobe chapel was built mostly by Ohlone laborers and is the oldest intact structure standing in San Francisco.
The 1918 basilica. The neighboring Mission Dolores Basilica dates to 1918, replacing an 1876 brick parish church destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. Pope Pius XII designated it a minor basilica in 1952.
the style
Spanish Colonial (c. 1600–1940): White stucco walls, red clay tile roofs, arcades, courtyards, and wrought iron grilles.
More on Spanish Colonialsignificance
The mission complex is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its 1791 adobe chapel is the oldest intact structure in San Francisco.
nearby
- San Francisco Armory
- San Francisco Mint building
- Trinity Presbyterian Church
- Charles Dietle House
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- John Spencer House