Alpine County Courthouse

Alpine County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	14777 State Route 89 Markleeville, California
Coordinates	38°41′40″N 119°46′43″W
Built	1928
Architect	Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps
NRHP reference No.	04001074
Added to NRHP	September 30, 2004[1]

Alpine County Courthouse is a building built in 1928 in Markleeville, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

History

The cornerstone of the courthouse was laid in June 1928. The courthouse opened in September of the same year. The cost of building the structure was $75,000.^[2] Over the years, the courthouse served as the superior and municipal court for Alpine County, the district attorney's office, the sheriff's office, and the probation department.^[3]

The courthouse was constructed of a light cream colored massive rhyolite tuff which was quarried above nearby Silver Mountain City. Other stone used in the structure was taken from the ruins of the jail of Silver Creek in Plumas County.^[4] Designed by prolific Nevada architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps, the building was originally intended to be a two-story structure but financial considerations limited it to one story.

In 1948 the basement of the courthouse was remodeled to provide additional storage space. The remodeling was overseen by Fenwick Irwin.^[5] In 1987, footage from the CBS show High Mountain Rangers was shot at the courthouse.^[6]

The Alpine County courthouse is still in use.^[7]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. The Morning Press, June 21, 1928, pg 10.
3. Lassen Count Times, September 3, 1996, pg 15.
4. "Markleeville Offers Great Week-End Trip," Lodi News-Sentinel, July 2, 1929, pg 7.
5. "Alpine Names New Official," Nevada State Journal, October 20, 1948, pg 11.
6. "Ameche joins film-making activities at Lake Tahoe," Reno Gazette-Journal, September 19, 1987, pg 36.
7. McDevitt, Ray, Courthouses of California - An Illustrated History, pp. 260–261, California Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2001

Further reading

• McDevitt, Ray; Ronald M. George, retired Chief Justice of California (Forward) (2001). Courthouses of California: an Illustrated History. Berkeley, CA: California Historical Society. p. 365. ISBN 1-890771-49-X.

External links

• Official website