Kings County Courthouse (Hanford, California)

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Kings County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location:	Hanford, California
Coordinates:	36°19′40″N 119°38′45″W / 36.32778, -119.64583
Built/Founded:	1896
Architect:	Haggerty,John & Wilcox,W.H.
Architectural style(s):	Classical Revival
Added to NRHP:	September 21, 1978^[1]
NRHP Reference#:	78003063
Governing body:	Local

The Kings County Courthouse was erected after Kings County was formed; it opened in 1896. Constructed in an eclectic mix of styles in a park in the center of Hanford, it was expanded in 1914. The building served as the county's courthouse until 1976 when it was replaced by the new Kings County Government Center on West Lacey Boulevard.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1] The old courthouse was remodeled in the early 1980s and now houses offices, small shops and restaurants.^[2]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
^ McDevitt, Ray, Courthouses of California - An Illustrated History, pp. 206-207, California Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

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