Fresno County Courthouse

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Fresno County Courthouse
Fresno county courthouse.jpg
Alternative namesFresno Main Courthouse
General information
TypeCourthouse
Architectural styleNew Formalism
Location1100 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno, California
Coordinates36°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
Completed1966
OwnerCounty of Fresno
ManagementCounty of Fresno
Height
Roof60.96 m (200.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count8
2 below ground
Lifts/elevators5
Design and construction
ArchitectSchoenwald, 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] The courthouse is also connected to the Fresno County Jail underground through a system of tunnels providing easy and safe transportation of inmates.[7][8][9]

A $113 million seismic retrofit was scheduled to be completed in 2015.[10]

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. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. 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. ^ "An Assessment of Staffing at the Fresno County Detention".
  8. ^ "Correctional Facility Information" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Fresno County Jail System Assessment".
  10. ^ Office of Court Construction and Management (2012). "Fresno County Courthouse Renovation". Administrative Office of the Courts. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

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