Calaveras County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Calaveras County Courthouse

San Andreas, Calaveras County, California
Listed
February 28, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
72000221

About this property

The Calaveras County Courthouse is a historic courthouse built in 1867 in San Andreas, California. The brick courthouse contained the county's courtroom, jail, and sheriff's office; until 1888, executions were also conducted in the building. The building's jail held outlaw Black Bart, a notorious Northern California highwayman, during his 1883 trial. 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. In 1966, after moving its court operations to a new building, the county turned over the 1867/1893 courthouse complex to the Calaveras County Historical Society, which now operates it as the Calaveras County Museum. The Calaveras County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1972. In 2008, volunteers restored the remains of the first courthouse in Calaveras county -- the Double Springs Courthouse of 1850-1851, which was a China house originally assembled by Chinese carpenters out of Canton-made camphor wood panels that interlocked without the use of nails -- and placed it on display inside the Museum.

Location

San Andreas, Calaveras County, California
38.19671, -120.68027

Categories

OTHERPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Calaveras County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Calaveras County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Calaveras County Courthouse?

Calaveras County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Calaveras County Courthouse is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1867.

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