Founded in 1720, Mission San José, known as the "Queen of the Missions," is the largest in the World Heritage site. Its fortified stone walls and wide plaza convey the scale of the community, and the church, Convento, and other structures brought imposing Spanish architecture to the rugged Texas landscape. The complex served as a major social and cultural center. At its peak in the 1750s, about 350 Native American neophytes lived, worked, and worshipped here. The ornate stone carving on the front facade and the Rose Window on the side of the church are examples of baroque architecture. A major WPA project in the 1930s restored the buildings. The stone carving at the top of the facade depicts Saint Joseph holding the infant Jesus, with Our Lady of Guadalupe as the central figure surrounded by various saints, and a small recreation of the colorful exterior fresco appears on the lower right side of the tower.