First San Diego Courthouse - San Diego, CA
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bluesnote
N 32° 45.246 W 117° 11.833
11S E 481525 N 3624044
The first San Diego Courthouse in Old Town San Diego was a school for several decades.
Waymark Code: WM140DP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2021
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The plaque says,
"1847 First fire-brick structure in San Diego. Constructed by Mormon Battalion.
1849 Headquarters of the U.S. Boundary Commission
1850 Served as courthouse, church, school, and polling place over next two decades.
1872 Destroyed by fire.
1992 Reconstructed by First San Diego Courthouse, Inc."
Type of Structure: Public building
Other: N/A
Construction Date: 01/01/1992
Fire Date: 01/01/1872
Structure status: Plaque
Cause of Fire:
Unknown
Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]
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