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==History==
==History==
In 1852 the State Capitol moved to 7th Street and I Street in Sacramento as the City of Sacramento offered used of space in the Sacramento County’s courthouse. On July 13, 1854, the old wooden courthouse and parts of Sacramento burnt to the ground in large fire. On the site a new Sacramento County Courthouse was built by David Farquharson (1817-1906) in just 6 months. The new building was the State Capitol from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854. The new Sacramento County Courthouse construction started September 1854 and was completed in January 1855. In 1910, a third 651 I Street courthouse was built of stone.<ref name="auto">[https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/previous-ca-capitals/ California State Capitol ''library.ca.gov'']</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=14803|title=Site of First and Second State Capitols at Sacramento Historical Marker|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref> The 1910 Sacramento Courthouse was a three-story granite and marble building and was also the Sacramento County offices. The 1910 Sacramento Courthouse was abandoned in 1965, when the county moved to a modern building. The 1910 building was removed in 1970, and the jail opened on the site in 1989.<ref>[https://www.cschs.org/history/california-county-courthouses-alphabetical/sacramento-county/ 1910 Sacramento Courthouse, ''cschs.org'']</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDVKP5vHgEM Raising Sacramento’s County Courthouse in 1870 ''youtube.com'']</ref>
In 1852 the State Capitol moved to 7th Street and I Street in Sacramento as the City of Sacramento offered used of space in the Sacramento County’s courthouse. On July 13, 1854, the old wooden courthouse and parts of Sacramento burnt to the ground in large fire. On the site a new Sacramento County Courthouse was built by David Farquharson (1817-1906) in just 6 months. The new building was the State Capitol from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854, with large [[Greek column]]s in the front. The new Sacramento County Courthouse construction started September 1854 and was completed in January 1855. In 1870 the city raised the Sacramento County Courthouse as part of program to stop flooding. Workers used 400 [[Jackscrew|jack screw]]s to raises the building. Turton and Knox Company was awarded the contact to raise the building 15 feet. The city had a 13 year program, in the 1860s and 1870s, to raise the building and streets in Sacramento to stop the flooding problem the in the city. In 1910, a third 651 I Street courthouse was built of stone.<ref name="auto">[https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/previous-ca-capitals/ California State Capitol ''library.ca.gov'']</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=14803|title=Site of First and Second State Capitols at Sacramento Historical Marker|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref> The 1910 Sacramento Courthouse was a three-story granite and marble building and was also the Sacramento County offices. The 1910 Sacramento Courthouse was abandoned in 1965, when the county moved to a modern building. The 1910 building was removed in 1970, and the jail opened on the site in 1989.<ref>[https://www.cschs.org/history/california-county-courthouses-alphabetical/sacramento-county/ 1910 Sacramento Courthouse, ''cschs.org'']</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDVKP5vHgEM Raising Sacramento’s County Courthouse in 1870 ''youtube.com'']</ref>


===California State Capitols===
===California State Capitols===

Revision as of 20:07, 15 September 2023

Former California State Capitol site
California State Capitol in 1852
and Sacramento County Courthouse
Location651 I Street, Sacramento, California
(7th Street and I Street)
Coordinates38°34′57″N 121°29′49″W / 38.5825°N 121.4970°W / 38.5825; -121.4970
Built1851, 1854
ArchitectGreek Revival
Architectural style(s)David Farquharson
DesignatedJanuary 11, 1974
Reference no.869
Sacramento First Courthouse is located in California
Sacramento First Courthouse
Location of Former California State Capitol site in California
Sacramento First Courthouse is located in the United States
Sacramento First Courthouse
Sacramento First Courthouse (the United States)
The 1910 Sacramento Courthouse, and Sacramento County Office Building, that replaced the 1854 wood Courthouse.
First and second state capitols marker

Sacramento First Courthouse also, Former California State Capitol site, is historical site in Sacramento, California. The Courthouse was also the first and second California State Capitol. The site is California Historical Landmark No. 869, registered on January 11, 1974. At the northwest corner of 7th Street and I Street, 651 I Street, Sacramento was a building that served as California's State Capitol. The first period was January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852 and the second period was from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854 with the California State Legislature third and fifth sessions. The 651 I Street building was the Sacramento County courthouse. The site of former California State Capitol - Sacramento County courthouse is now the Main Sacramento County Jail built in 1989. A California Historical marker was place at the site in 2007 by California State Parks working the Sacramento Trust for Historic Preservation.[1][2][3]

History

In 1852 the State Capitol moved to 7th Street and I Street in Sacramento as the City of Sacramento offered used of space in the Sacramento County’s courthouse. On July 13, 1854, the old wooden courthouse and parts of Sacramento burnt to the ground in large fire. On the site a new Sacramento County Courthouse was built by David Farquharson (1817-1906) in just 6 months. The new building was the State Capitol from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854, with large Greek columns in the front. The new Sacramento County Courthouse construction started September 1854 and was completed in January 1855. In 1870 the city raised the Sacramento County Courthouse as part of program to stop flooding. Workers used 400 jack screws to raises the building. Turton and Knox Company was awarded the contact to raise the building 15 feet. The city had a 13 year program, in the 1860s and 1870s, to raise the building and streets in Sacramento to stop the flooding problem the in the city. In 1910, a third 651 I Street courthouse was built of stone.[4][5] The 1910 Sacramento Courthouse was a three-story granite and marble building and was also the Sacramento County offices. The 1910 Sacramento Courthouse was abandoned in 1965, when the county moved to a modern building. The 1910 building was removed in 1970, and the jail opened on the site in 1989.[6][7]

California State Capitols

California State Capitols:[4][8]

  • A two-story adobe hotel that was at 150 South Market Street, San Jose, Capitol from 1849 to 1851. The Senate met on the first floor and the Assembly met on the second floor. A 1853 fire destroyed the San Jose Capitol Building, site is now a Fairmont Hotel. Site is California Historical Landmark #461.[11]
  • Woodden Sacramento County Courthouse 651 I Street from January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852. Site is California Historical Landmark #869. [12]
  • A wooden two-story building, with a half set basement at 300 York Street Vallejo, California, Capitol from May 4, 1852 to February 4, 1853. General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1807-1890) had offered the site. On August 20, 1859 hay stored in the basement caught fire, the building was lost. Site is now a parking lot. Site is California Historical Landmark #574.[13] [14]
  • Sacramento County Courthouse 651 I Street, Capitol from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854.
  • The neo-classical, three-story building built in 1854, the Merchants’ Exchange Building at Battery and Washington Streets, in San Francisco was used as the Capitol in 1862. Used from January 24, 1862 to May 15, 1862. The 1854 building was lost in the 1906 earthquake. Capitol moved to San Francisco for one year due to the Great Flood of 1862 in Sacramento.[16]
  • Parts of the Capitol were at the Sacramento County Courthouse from 1963 to 1869. Site is now Sacramento County Jail.
  • California State Capitol at 10th Street and L Street, Sacramento from 1869 to current. Parts of the Capitol moved in starting in 1863, as construction started in 1861 and was not fully completed till 1874. Site is California Historical Landmark #872.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MCalifornia State Capitols #869". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. ^ "CHL # 869 State Capitols Site Sacramento". www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com.
  3. ^ "Strategies for Success web.pdf" (PDF). Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ a b California State Capitol library.ca.gov
  5. ^ "Site of First and Second State Capitols at Sacramento Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  6. ^ 1910 Sacramento Courthouse, cschs.org
  7. ^ Raising Sacramento’s County Courthouse in 1870 youtube.com
  8. ^ The Floating Capital, capitolmuseum.ca.gov
  9. ^ "Royal Presidio Chapel #105". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  10. ^ "Colton Hall #126". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  11. ^ "San Jose State Capitol #461". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  12. ^ Sacramento County, washington.edu
  13. ^ "Vallejo State Capitol #574". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  14. ^ Vallejo Capitol, washington.edu
  15. ^ "Benicia State Capitol #153". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  16. ^ [Merchants Exchange Building San Francisco, washington.edu
  17. ^ "California State Capitol #872". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
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