Alpine County Courthouse is a building built in 1928 in

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. It was listed on the

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in 2004. The courthouse was constructed of a light cream colored massive

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tuff which was quarried above nearby

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. Designed by prolific

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architect

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, the building was originally intended to be a two-story structure but financial considerations limited it to one story. The Alpine County courthouse is still in use.McDevitt, Ray, Courthouses of California - An Illustrated History, pp. 260–261, California Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2001

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