Editing Mission San Francisco de Asís (section)

=== 1900 to the present ===
The [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]] destroyed the brick church and damaged the adobe building. To prevent the huge fire sparked by the earthquake from engulfing the two buildings, firefighters blew up the convent and School of Notre Dame building across the street. In 1913, the archdiocese began constructing the Mission Dolores Church to replace the destroyed brick church. The architect [[Willis Polk]] restored the adobe building in 1917.<ref name=":1" />

The construction of the new Mission Dolores Church experienced delays due to the American entry into [[World War I]] in 1917. It was finally completed in 1918. The church was remodeled in 1926, with the archdiocese adding [[churrigueresque]] ornamentation. These were inspired by exhibits at the 1915 [[Panama–California Exposition]] in San Diego, California.

In 1952, Archbishop [[John J. Mitty]] announced that [[Pope Pius XII]] had elevated Mission Dolores to the status of a [[minor basilica]]. It became the first minor basilica west of the [[Mississippi River]] and the fifth one in the United States.<ref name=":2" />

Today, the church constructed in 1918 is referred to as the Mission Dolores Basilica while the 1791 adobe chapel is called the Mission Dolores.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Powers |first=Mary |date=September 30, 2021 |title=Mission Dolores Basilica window depicts our patron saint |url=https://www.sfarchdiocese.org/mission-dolores-basilica-window-depicts-our-patron-saint/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=Archdiocese of San Francisco}}</ref> The mission complex also includes a historic cemetery.