Mission San Fernando Rey de España

Groundskeeper Jesus Mejorado waters the hedges at the current-day San Fernando Mission in San Fernando Valley. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 4, 2014 5:35 PM PT

The current mission church is a replica, constructed after the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. The altar and pulpit were imported from Spain, where they were carved from walnut in the 1680s. The long neighboring building, the convento, where the museum rooms are, dates to 1822. READ MORE >>

San Fernando Rey de Espana, 17th mission, 1797

Anjali Kaniyamparampil, 9, looks over the gravesite of comedian Bob Hope, who is buried on the mission’s property. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

A statue of Jesus Christ stands over a gravesite at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery, which is next to the mission. Singer Ritchie Valens; actor William Frawley, who played Fred in the “I Love Lucy” television series; and actor Walter Brennan are all buried at the cemetery. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)