{"nrhp_refnum":"66000810","name":"San Jose Mission National Historic Site","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6519 San Jose Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.363229474000036,"lon":-98.47925005399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo, a Spanish Catholic mission complex in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, founded February 23, 1720 and moved to its present site in 1740.","why_significant":"The supporting papers describe it as one of the most successful Texas missions, known as the \"Queen of the Missions.\" Its church, begun in 1768 and finished about 1782, and its sacristy with the Rose Window still survive. The complex was restored in 1936 and declared a National Historic Site in 1941.","narrative":"Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, Texas, was founded on February 23, 1720, by Fray Antonio Margil and Governor Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo. In 1740 Fr. Nunez moved it to its present location, its third site. It grew into one of the most successful Texas missions and became known as the \"Queen of the Missions.\" The church was started in 1768 and finished about 1782. The original sacristy with its Rose Window still stands, though part of the north wall fell in 1868 and the dome and roof caved in during 1874. The mission was secularized in 1824, later cared for by several religious orders, and lost its tower in 1928. It was restored in 1936 and declared a National Historic Site in 1941. A 1970 report found the church in excellent condition, with some settling cracks in reconstructed quadrangle rooms and a need for archeological work.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"A 1970 report describes the church as in excellent condition with minor maintenance needs, the grounds as well kept, and some reconstructed quadrangle rooms as having settling cracks.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.052489-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/9712/40971215/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/66000810.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000810/995a626159-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000810/995a626159-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Liveon001 ©Travis Witt","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9_San_Antonio.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Liveon001 ©Travis Witt</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9_San_Antonio.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"75001953","name":"Mission Parkway","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/mission-parkway-75001953/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971215","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9_(Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6878730"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/san-jose-mission-national-historic-site-66000810/"}