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Mariposa County Courthouse | |
 Mariposa Courthouse, California, USA. | |
  Location within California  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 5088 Bullion Street, Mariposa County, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°29′06″N 119°57′59″W / 37.48500°N 119.96639°W |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Fox & Shriver |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000306 |
| Added to NRHP | December 7, 1977 |
The Mariposa County Courthouse in Mariposa, California was built in 1854, making it the oldest courthouse in California.[1][2] It was listed as a California Historical Landmark in 1977. The two-story building is still in full use as a courthouse to this day.
Construction
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The Mariposa courthouse was designed and built by Fox & Shriver. It was finished in 1854. The total building costs came to $9,200. The first meeting was held on February 12, 1855. The clock and cupola were added in 1866. On April 21, the Yosemite Parlor No. 24, N.S.G.W., Merced, dedicated a quartz monument and bronze plaque in honor of the pioneers of Mariposa County.[3]
Historical significance
[edit]In 1851, Mariposa became home to many miners as the California Gold Rush began. This brought issues regarding mining laws, and there developed a necessity to have a place to try these disputes. The courthouse tried cases on other aspects of the laws, but it was the rulings on mining laws that set the courthouse apart from its counterparts. Legal precedents on federal mining laws were set based on rulings made here.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Mariposa County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ↑ Pinkerton, Scott (1989). Mariposa County Courthouse: "shrine to justice : a history. OCLC 21456290.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mariposa County Courthouse (No. 670 California Historical Landmark) - Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide". www.sierranevadageotourism.org. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
External links
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- County courthouses in California
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Mariposa County, California
- Buildings and structures in Mariposa County, California
- History of Mariposa County, California
- History of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- 1854 establishments in California
- Government buildings completed in 1854