The Old Courthouse (San Jose, California)

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161 N. First Street
San Jose CA 95113

Built in 1866.

Hoping to lure the state government back to San Jose, the city fathers proposed a courthouse so grandiose that it would have been possible to use it as a capitol building should such a move occur. Designed by Levi Goodrich, a pioneer architect who went on to build many important local structures, the courthouse was one of the most ornate and opulent civic buildings of its day. Designed along classical lines, the original building was two-storied with a central dome. A fire in 1933 led to the dome's removal and the addition of a third story. Renovated and restored in 1973, it continues to be one of the most impressive court buildings in the state.

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