Old Orange County Courthouse (California)
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| Orange County Courthouse | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location: | 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd Santa Ana, California |
| Architect: | C. L. Strange |
| Architectural style(s): | Romanesque |
| Added to NRHP: | August 29, 1977 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77000321 |
| Governing body: | County of Orange, California |
The Old Orange County Courthouse, at one point also known as the Santa Ana County Courthouse was opened in September of 1901 and is located in Santa Ana's Historic Downtown District on Civic Center and Broadway streets. It is officially recognized as California Historical Landmark No. 837 and is also in the National Register of Historic Places.
The City of Santa Ana was established in 1869 by William Spurgeon on 74.27 acres of land purchased from the old Spanish land grant, Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The County of Orange was formed in 1889 by William Spurgeon and James McFadden and Santa Ana was chosen as the county seat of government because of its larger growth as a town over surrounding towns namely Orange.
The courthouse now stands as a museum and has been used as a favorite location for different movies and television shows.
