Calaveras County Courthouse

Calaveras County Courthouse

The Hall of Records building
Location Main St., San Andreas, California
Coordinates 38°11′48″N 120°40′45″W / 38.19667°N 120.67917°W / 38.19667; -120.67917Coordinates: 38°11′48″N 120°40′45″W / 38.19667°N 120.67917°W / 38.19667; -120.67917
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1867 (1867)
NRHP Reference # 72000221[1]
Added to NRHP February 28, 1972

The Calaveras County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in San Andreas, California. The brick courthouse was built in 1867 and contained the county's courtroom, jail, and sheriff's office; until 1888, executions were also conducted in the building. The county's Hall of Records was built in front of the courthouse in 1893; the two buildings nearly touch and are considered part of the same complex. The building's jail held outlaw Black Bart, a notorious Northern California highwayman, during his 1883 trial. In 1966, the county moved its courthouse to a new building; the old courthouse is now the Calaveras County Museum, which is operated by the Calaveras County Historical Society.[2][3]

The Calaveras County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Calaveras County Historical Society. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Calaveras County Court House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. "Calaveras County Museum Complex". Calaveras County Historical Society. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

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