Building History

The first, dedicated courthouse in Santa Rosa, CA, for the County of Sonoma, opened in 1884, with a ceremony led by Gen. Mariano Vallejo. It operated until it was ruined in the San Francisco Earthquake of 04/18/1906. The next courthouse on Old Courthouse Square, the second, opened in 1909 and functioned on the square until 1966. (See City of Santa Rosa.org, "Old Courthouse Square," published c. 2017, accessed 01/07/2025.)

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