Napa County Courthouse Plaza

The Napa County Courthouse Plaza is a complex in Napa, California, which consists of the Napa County Courthouse and the Hall of Records. The two buildings occupy an entire city block, which includes open areas and landscaping to create the site's plaza setting. The High Victorian Italianate courthouse was built in 1878 to replace the original 1856 courthouse. The courthouse continues to serve as the seat of Napa County government. The 1916 Hall of Records is a federally sponsored records building designed by William H. Corlett. The Renaissance Revival building represents an early use of reinforced concrete as a building material; the material became popular nationwide in the 1920s.[2]

Napa County Courthouse Plaza
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Hall of Records, with the courthouse in the background
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Location	Bounded by Coombs, Second, Brown and Third Sts., Napa, California
Coordinates	38°17′51″N 122°17′4″W
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1878 (courthouse), 1916 (Hall of Records)
Architect	William H. Corlett (Hall of Records)
Architectural style	Renaissance, High Victorian Italianate (courthouse)
NRHP reference No.	92000778[1]
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1992

The plaza was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1992.[1]

2014 earthquake damage to the 1878 courthouse building

The courthouse was damaged by the 2014 South Napa earthquake.[3] A $11.6M contract for restoration of the courthouse was awarded by Napa County in August 2017. [4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Whitridge, John; Peterson, Dan; Yerger, Rebecca (March 27, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Napa County Courthouse Plaza". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
3. Lee, Henry K.; Kane, Will; Solis, Suzanne Espinosa; Ho, Vivian (August 31, 2014). "Napa damaged, more than 100 hurt in Northern California quake". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
4. Eberling, Barry (September 1, 2017). "Repair of earthquake damage to Napa courthouse to start soon". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 2, 2017.