Editing Mission San Francisco de Asís (section)

=== 1848 to 1900 ===
[[File: Mission of Los Dolores. 1856.jpg|thumb|Mission Dolores adobe chapel (1856)|304x304px]]
[[Image: San Francisco de Asis - Dolores circa 1910 William Amos Haines.jpg|thumb|Mission Dolores adobe chapel {{circa|1910}}. The 1876 brick church, severely damaged in the 1906 earthquake, is partially visible.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The California Missions: A Pictorial History |publisher=Sunset Publishing Company |year=1979 |editor-last=Krell |editor-first=Dorothy |location=Menlo Park, California |pages=148}}</ref>|303x303px]]
[[Image: Mission Delores.jpg|thumb|Mission Dolores adobe chapel (2007)|386x386px]]
After the [[Mexican–American War|Mexican-American War]] ended in 1848, the Mission San Francisco and the rest of Alta California became part of the United States. With the end of Mexican authority, the rules governing the California missions became defunct.

In 1848, the [[California Gold Rush]] brought a surge of American immigrants and commercial activity to the San Francisco area. In the 1850s, the city constructed two [[plank road]]s from the downtown area to the Mission District. The area soon became a popular resort and entertainment center.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first= |title=The California Missions |publisher=Lane Book Company. |year=1964 |location=Menlo Park, California |pages=129}}</ref> The Franciscans sold or leased some of the remaining mission land to developers who built saloons and gambling halls. By 1857, the Franciscans had turned control of the Mission San Francisco to the Archdiocese of San Francisco.<ref name="young117" />

During the late 19th century, the archdiocese converted part of the old convent into a two-story wooden wing for use as a seminary and priests' residence. The rest of the convent building became the  Mansion House, a tavern.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Paul C |title=The California Missions |publisher=Lane Book Company. |year=1964 |location=Menlo Park, California |pages=130}}</ref> By 1876, the archdiocese had razed the Mansion House, replacing it with a large [[Gothic Revival]] brick church to accommodate more congregants than the adobe church

The archdiocese also covered the adobe church with [[Clapboard (architecture)|clapboard siding]] for both cosmetic and protective reasons. The siding was removed in a later renovation.