Fresno County Courthouse

Fresno County Courthouse
Alternative names Fresno Main Courthouse
General information
Type Courthouse
Architectural style New Formalism
Location 1100 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno, California
Coordinates 36°44′11″N 119°47′21″W / 36.7364°N 119.7891°W / 36.7364; -119.7891Coordinates: 36°44′11″N 119°47′21″W / 36.7364°N 119.7891°W / 36.7364; -119.7891
Completed 1966
Owner County of Fresno
Management County of Fresno
Height
Roof 60.96 m (200.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 8
2 below ground
Lifts/elevators 5
Design and construction
Architect Schoenwald, Harris, Norwood, House & Oba
References
[1][2][3]

The Fresno County Courthouse is an 8-storey, 60.96 m (200.0 ft) low-rise building at 1100 Van Ness Avenue in downtown Fresno, California. Construction was completed on the building was in 1966 on the site of–and replacing–the previous neo-classical style courthouse that was completed in 1875.[4][5] Architectural historian David Gebhardt said of the loss of the old courthouse to the current one, "insipid."[6]

A $113 million seismic retrofit is scheduled to be completed in 2015.[7]

Gallery

An early drawing of the old 1885 Fresno County Courthouse 

References

  1. Fresno County Courthouse at Emporis
  2. "Fresno County Courthouse". SkyscraperPage.
  3. Fresno County Courthouse at Structurae
  4. Old Fresno County Courthouse at Emporis
  5. "The Life and Death of Buildings". Princeton University Art Museum. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. Carl Nolte (13 April 2002). "58 California icons: Every county courthouse has a tale to tell". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. Office of Court Construction and Management (2012). "Fresno County Courthouse Renovation". Administrative Office of the Courts. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

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