- City:
- Nevada City, CA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Designer:
- George Sellon
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
“Originally constructed in 1867, the courthouse underwent expansion and renovation in 1900. It was drastically remodeled in 1936-37 by architect George Sellon, resulting in the existing WPA Moderne structure. An annex was constructed in the mid-1960s.”
Source notes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/capitolshotsphotography/2907779692/
Plaque on site.
Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on August 3, 2008.
Additional contributions by Susan Ives.
Contribute to this Site
We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.
Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site
Join the Conversation