Mariposa County Court House

Erected 1854

In Continuous Use Since Erection

This marker placed

by

Yosemite Parlor No. 24. N.S.G.W.

Merced

April 21, 1929

Dedicated to the memory

of

the Mariposa Pioneers

Marker is on Bullion Street south of 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Mariposa County Court House

California’s oldest seat of justice still in use. The front half, the original building, completed in 1854, cost $9.200. The lumber was sash-sawed from nearby forests; framework fastened with mortised joints and wooden pegs. Finished lumber was hand-planed and nailed ...

Mariposa County Courthouse

This mortise and tenon Greek Revival courthouse, erected in 1854, is California’s oldest court of law and has served continuously as the seat of county government since 1854. During the 19th century landmark mining cases setting legal precedent were tried ...