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Mission Dolores

Mission Dolores San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA

Exterior View
Exterior view of the Old Mission from east. Mission Dolores is the oldest building in San Francisco, founded by Spanish missionaries in 1776 (five days before the Declaration of Independence) and built 1788-91 by converted Native Americans. It is from this mission, dedicated to St. Francis, that the city gets its name. Image credit: Holly Hayes
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Quick Facts on Mission Dolores
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248557
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date(s)
1776
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History
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Description
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