Former Tulare County Courthouse - Visalia CA
Description
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided much of the funding for the former Tulare County Court House, built in 1935.
The building is four stories high with a raised central tower. The design is Moderne, with a recessed entrance section and flanking protruding stairwells. There are Mayan designs high above the entrance and at the top of the stairwells. Three bas-relief columns, with decorative elements at the top, complete the facade on each side. The side and back sides are plain. A decorative brass railing runs around the top of the building.
After a new courthouse was constructed in 1957, this building served for many years as the Department of Public Social Services offices. It was recently sold to a private owner and is in the process of being renovated for its new purposes.
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Former Tulare County Courthouse - Visalia CA
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Former Tulare County Courthouse - Visalia CA
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South side, former Tulare County Courthouse - Visalia CA
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Showing renovation work in progress, 2019
Back of former Tulare County Courthouse - Visalia CA
Showing renovation work in progress, 2019
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The rose colored front of Tulare County Department of Public Social Services
Front of Tulare County Department of Public Social Services
The rose colored front of Tulare County Department of Public Social Services
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Former Tulare County Courthouse - Visalia CA
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Former Tulare County Courthouse - Visalia CA
Source notes
photograph in National Archives (see photo)
http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/california/counties/tulare
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