Old Orange County Courthouse (California)

Orange County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark #837
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
Architect:	C. L. Strange
Architectural style:	Romanesque Revival
Governing body:	County of Orange, California
NRHP Reference#:	77000321
CHL #:	837
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.

Gallery

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  Old Orange County Courthouse - Front View

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  Old Orange County Courthouse - Back View

See also

• Santa Ana, California
• Orange County

External links

• Old Orange County Courthouse
• Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society
• National Register Information System^{[dead link]}