Mariposa County Courthouse

	Mariposa County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	California Historical Landmark
Location	Mariposa County, California
Built	1854
Architect	Fox & Shriver
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	77000306
Added to NRHP	December 7, 1977

The Mariposa County Courthouse in Mariposa, California was built in 1854, making it the oldest courthouse in the state of California.[1] [2]

Historical significance

In 1851, Mariposa became home to many miners as the California Gold Rush began. This brought issues regarding mining laws, and there developed a necessity to have a place to try these disputes. A new courthouse was built and was finished in 1854. The courthouse tried cases on other aspects of the laws, but it was the rulings on mining laws that set the courthouse apart from its counterparts. Legal precedents on federal mining laws were set based on rulings made here.[3]

References

"Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
"Mariposa County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
"Mariposa County Courthouse (No. 670 California Historical Landmark) - Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide". www.sierranevadageotourism.org. Retrieved 2017-10-31.

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[1] "Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-31.

[2] "Mariposa County". California Supreme Court Historical Society. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-31.

[3] "Mariposa County Courthouse (No. 670 California Historical Landmark) - Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide". www.sierranevadageotourism.org. Retrieved 2017-10-31.