Contra Costa County Finance Building (Martinez, California)

 tax authority, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, local government

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From the website, "The purpose of the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office is to bill, collect, invest, borrow, safeguard and disburse monies and properties. We do this on behalf of the County, other government agencies and entities, and private individuals as specified by law."

www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/551/About-Our-Office

Historical Information:

This building functioned as the county courthouse from 1900-1939. Contra Costa County is one of the original counties in the state and the city of Martinez has always been the county seat. When Martinez was first designated the county seat, the citizens decided that a courthouse and jail should be erected and that they should be built to last far into the future and, to express Contra Costa's pride and confidence, they should be imposing.

When another county building, the Hall of Records, was erected in 1933, the courts were moved to that location, leaving mostly finance functions in the 1901 edifice. The 1901 courthouse officially was renamed the Finance Building in January 1966. It is still used as the County Finance Building today.

National Register of Historic Places # 89002113