Original image caption
The Old Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Santa Clara Court House
161 North First
Downtown San Jose, CA
Architect: Levi I. Goodrich
Built 1868
San Jose was the location of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851
San Jose built the Neo-Classical monument in an attempt to persuade the California government to move the state capital back to San Jose.
"On May 18, 1931, a fire quickly spread through the courthouse, causing extensive damage including the loss of the dome. The fire actually melted the dome to the point that the covering layer of copper dripped down the front steps of the building."
Source: Santa Clara County
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The Old Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Santa Clara Court House
Located across from St. James Park in downtown San Jose
161 North First
Original image caption
The Old Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Santa Clara Court House
161 North First
Downtown San Jose, CA
Architect: Levi I. Goodrich
Built 1868
San Jose was the location of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851
San Jose built the Neo-Classical monument in an attempt to persuade the California government to move the state capital back to San Jose.
"On May 18, 1931, a fire quickly spread through the courthouse, causing extensive damage including the loss of the dome. The fire actually melted the dome to the point that the covering layer of copper dripped down the front steps of the building."
Source: Santa Clara County
Historic Photograph-Getty Image Archives
The Alameda•David C. Hill Photographer
Original image caption
The Old Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Santa Clara Court House
161 North First
Downtown San Jose, CA
Architect: Levi I. Goodrich
Built 1868
San Jose was the location of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851
San Jose built the Neo-Classical monument in an attempt to persuade the California government to move the state capital back to San Jose.
"On May 18, 1931, a fire quickly spread through the courthouse, causing extensive damage including the loss of the dome. The fire actually melted the dome to the point that the covering layer of copper dripped down the front steps of the building."
Source: Santa Clara County
Historic Photograph-Getty Image Archives
The Alameda•David C. Hill Photographer
Original image caption
The Old Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Santa Clara Court House
161 North First
Downtown San Jose, CA
Architect: Levi I. Goodrich
Built 1868
San Jose was the location of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851
San Jose built the Neo-Classical monument in an attempt to persuade the California government to move the state capital back to San Jose.
"On May 18, 1931, a fire quickly spread through the courthouse, causing extensive damage including the loss of the dome. The fire actually melted the dome to the point that the covering layer of copper dripped down the front steps of the building."
Source: Santa Clara County
Historic Photograph-Getty Image Archives
The Alameda•David C. Hill Photographer
Original image caption
The Old Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Santa Clara Court House
161 North First
Downtown San Jose, CA
Architect: Levi I. Goodrich
Built 1868
San Jose was the location of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851
San Jose built the Neo-Classical monument in an attempt to persuade the California government to move the state capital back to San Jose.
"On May 18, 1931, a fire quickly spread through the courthouse, causing extensive damage including the loss of the dome. The fire actually melted the dome to the point that the covering layer of copper dripped down the front steps of the building."
Source: Santa Clara County
Historic Photograph-Getty Image Archives
The Alameda•David C. Hill Photographer
Architect: Levi I. Goodrich
Built 1868
San Jose was the location of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851
San Jose built the Neo-Classical monument in an attempt to persuade the California government to move the state capital back to San Jose.
"On May 18, 1931, a fire quickly spread through the courthouse, causing extensive damage including the loss of the dome. The fire actually melted the dome to the point that the covering layer of copper dripped down the front steps of the building."
Levi I. Goodrich
Among his principal architectural achievements in San Jose have been the Court House and jail, the Presbyterian church, three public schoolhouses, the Bank of San Jose, the State Normal School, and the Knox and Martin's Blocks. Mr. Goodrich is also the architect of the Court Houses and jails of Monterey and San Diego counties.
"Goodrich's Free-Stone Quarry- Levi Goodrich, proprietor was first opened in 1875, and is situated in Almaden township, about eight miles south from San Jose. It covers an area of about five hundred acres, which is owned and controlled by the proprietor. The supply is, comparatively speaking inexhaustible, and the quality, for building purposes, good. Mr. Goodrich has worked it continuously since 1875, and the stone work for the Court House in San Jose, State Normal School, San Francisco City Hall, and Masonic Temple in Oakland, came from this quarry"
Source: Santa Clara County site
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Originally shared on Explore San Jose · July 17, 2021