- City:
- Visalia, CA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1935
- Designer:
- Ernest J. Kump
- Contractor:
- Frank J. Reilly
- Quality of Information:
- Good
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.
Source notes
photograph in National Archives (see photo)
https://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/california/counties/tulare
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