vent ) ▁wing . ▁In ▁some ▁cases ▁( in ▁San ▁Rafael , ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁and ▁So led ad , ▁for ▁example ), ▁the ▁current ▁buildings ▁are ▁rep lic as ▁constructed ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁original ▁site . ▁Other ▁mission ▁comp ounds ▁remain ▁relatively ▁int act ▁and ▁true ▁to ▁their ▁original , ▁Mission ▁Era ▁construction . ▁ ▁A ▁notable ▁example ▁of ▁an ▁int act ▁complex ▁is ▁the ▁now - th re aten ed ▁Mission ▁San ▁Miguel ▁Arc á ng el : ▁its ▁chap el ▁retain s ▁the ▁original ▁interior ▁mur als ▁created ▁by ▁Sal in an ▁Indians ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Est eb an ▁Mun ras , ▁a ▁Spanish ▁artist ▁and ▁last ▁Spanish ▁diplom at ▁to ▁California . ▁This ▁structure ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁due ▁to ▁severe ▁damage ▁from ▁the ▁San ▁S ime on ▁earth qu ake . ▁Many ▁miss ions ▁have ▁preserved ▁( or ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁re construct ed ) ▁historic ▁features ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁chap el ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁miss ions ▁have ▁earned ▁a ▁prominent ▁place ▁in ▁California ' s ▁historic ▁conscious ness , ▁and ▁a ▁steady ▁stream ▁of ▁tour ists ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁visit ▁them . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁that ▁fact , ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁signed ▁H R ▁ 1 4 4 6 , ▁the ▁California ▁Mission ▁Pres ervation ▁Act , ▁into ▁law . ▁The ▁measure ▁provided ▁$ 1 0