In 1845 , Governor Pío Pico declared the Mission buildings for sale and , in 1846 , made '' Mission San Fernando Rey de España de velicata '' his headquarters as Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando . The Mission was utilized in a number of ways during the late 19th century : north of the mission was the site of '' ' Lopez Station ' '' for the Butterfield Stage Lines ; it served as a warehouse for the Porter Land and Water Company ; and in 1896 , the quadrangle was used as a hog farm . In 1861 the Mission buildings and 75 acres of land were returned to the church , after Charles Fletcher Lummis acted for preservation . The buildings were disintegrating , as beams , tiles and nails were taken from the church by settlers . San Fernando 's church became a working church again in 1923 when the Oblate priests arrived . Many attempts were made to restore the old Mission from the early 20th century , but it was not until the Hearst Foundation gave a large gift of money in the 1940s , that the Mission was finally restored . The museum became the repository for heirlooms of the Mexican church evacuated during the Cristero revolt , and also holds part of the Doheny library . The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 , but was extensively damaged by the 1971 San Fernando earthquake , and was completely rebuilt . Repairs were completed in 1974 . It continues to be very well cared for and is still used as a chapel-of-ease . The Convento Building was separately listed on the Register in 1988 . In 2003 comedian Bob Hope was interred in the Bob Hope Memorial Gardens ; followed by his widow Dolores Hope in 2011
1971 San Fernando earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
Mission San Fernando Rey de España