Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)

Mission San Francisco de Asís, commonly called Mission Dolores, was founded in 1776 as part of the Spanish mission system in Alta California and is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco. The existing church and adjacent adobe buildings include fabric dating to the late 18th and early 19th centuries, although the complex has undergone repairs and restorations over time. The mission complex documents Spanish colonial ecclesiastical architecture and the early European settlement history of the area. It remains an active parish and historic site in the Mission District.