The Fresno County Courthouse is an 8-story, 200-foot-tall (61 m) low-rise building at 1100 Van Ness Avenue in downtown Fresno, California that serves as the main location for the Fresno County Superior Court.
| Fresno County Courthouse | |
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| Alternative names | Fresno Main Courthouse |
| General information | |
| Type | Courthouse |
| Architectural style | New Formalism |
| Location | 1100 Van Ness Avenue Fresno, California |
| Coordinates | 36°44′11″N 119°47′21″W / 36.7364°N 119.7891°W |
| Completed | 1966 |
| Owner | County of Fresno |
| Management | County of Fresno |
| Height | |
| Roof | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 8 2 below ground |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | WALTER WAGNER & PARTNERS, who were Paul Harris, Project Architect, James Blayney, Paul Schoenwald, Will Thomas, and Harry Bode |
| References | |
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Construction was completed on the building in 1966 on the site of, and replacing, the previous neo-classical style courthouse that was built in 1875.[4][5] Architectural historian David Gebhardt said of the loss of the old courthouse to the current one, "insipid."[6]
The courthouse is connected to the Fresno County Jail underground through a system of tunnels providing easy and safe transportation of inmates.[7][8][9]
A $113 million seismic retrofit was scheduled to be completed in 2015.[10]
The V-LINE bus stops here, providing connections to Visalia six times daily [11]
Gallery edit
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An early drawing of the old 1885 Fresno County Courthouse
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References edit
- ^ "Emporis building ID 127095". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno County Courthouse". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Fresno County Courthouse at Structurae
- ^ "Old Fresno County Courthouse". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "The Life and Death of Buildings". Princeton University Art Museum. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Carl Nolte (13 April 2002). "58 California icons: Every county courthouse has a tale to tell". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "An Assessment of Staffing at the Fresno County Detention".
- ^ "Correctional Facility Information" (PDF).
- ^ "Fresno County Jail System Assessment".
- ^ Office of Court Construction and Management (2012). "Fresno County Courthouse Renovation". Administrative Office of the Courts. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ https://ridevline.com/schedule/