Old Orange County Courthouse (California)

Orange County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark #837^[1]

Old Orange County Courthouse - Front View

Location	211 W. Santa Ana Blvd Santa Ana, California
Coordinates	33°45′01″N 117°52′09″W / 33.75028°N 117.86917°W / 33.75028; -117.86917Coordinates: 33°45′01″N 117°52′09″W / 33.75028°N 117.86917°W / 33.75028; -117.86917
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1900
Architect	C. L. Strange
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	77000321^[2]
CHISL #	837^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1977

The Old Orange County Courthouse, at one point also known as the Santa Ana County Courthouse, is a Romanesque Revival building that was opened in September 1901 and is located in Santa Ana's Historic Downtown District on Civic Center and Broadway streets. The Old Orange County Courthouse is officially recognized as California Historical Landmark No. 837 and is also on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The city of Santa Ana was established in 1869 by William Spurgeon on 74.27 acres (300,600 m²) of land purchased from the old Spanish land grant, Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Orange County, California, 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.

Museum

The courthouse now stands as a museum and has been used as a favorite location for different movies and television shows. It features as the exterior of Briarcliff Manor in American Horror Story: Asylum.

Gallery

Old Orange County Courthouse - Front View
Old Orange County Courthouse - Back View

References

1 2 "Orange County's Original Courthouse". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

Santa Ana, California

History	Timeline

Areas	Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts

Primary and secondary schools	Santa Ana Unified School District Century High School Saddleback High School Santa Ana High School Valley High School Segerstrom Fundamental High School Middle College High School Godinez Fundamental High School Orange County High School of the Arts Orange Unified School District Mater Dei High School International School of Los Angeles Santa Ana Campus

Colleges and universities	Rancho Santiago Community College District Santa Ana College

Landmarks	Bowers Museum CSUF Grand Central Art Center Discovery Cube Orange County Old Orange County Courthouse Pacific Electric Sub-Station No. 14 Santa Ana Civic Center Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse Santa Ana Zoo Westfield MainPlace John Wayne Airport (unincorporated area near Santa Ana) Santa Ana Army Air Base (in Costa Mesa)

Services	Orange County Fire Authority

Media	Orange County Register

Recreation	Delhi Park El Salvador Park Logan Park

This list is incomplete.

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