Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)

San Francisco County · 16th and Dolores Streets, San Francisco · location approximate

The sixth mission to be founded was San Francisco de Asís by Father Junípero Serra. This mission was dedicated October 9, 1776. Construction of mission buildings was started in 1776 and completed 1784. Mission Dolores has none of the usual arches, arcades, and towers which adorn the more elaborate sister missions, but its massive simplicity makes it none the less impressive.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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