Tracy City Hall and Jail explained

Tracy City Hall and Jail
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Coordinates:37.7358°N -121.4253°W
Architect:Beasley & Sons
Builder:J. F. Hoerl
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:October 18, 1979
Refnum:79000542

The Tracy City Hall and Jail, also known as Old Tracy Jail, is a commercial structure in Tracy, California. Built in 1899, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History

When the city hall and jail was built, Tracy had not yet incorporated as a city and had no organized government of its own, being managed by San Joaquin County officials.[2] San Joaquin County commissioned the building after the previous jail burned down.

The city hall and jail is a one-story brick building and is approximately NaNfeet. The architects' design of the façade of the building was based on San Francesco di Rimini, a fifteenth century church in northern Italy.

In later years, the building housed a local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[3] It is now in use as the office for The Grand Foundation.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. none. [{{NRHP url|id=79000542}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tracy City Hall and Jail ]. National Park Service. February 15, 2019. With
  2. Book: Covello. Leonard. Hillman. Raymond W.. Cities & Towns of San Joaquin County since 1847 . 1985 . Panorama West Books . 0-914330-84-5 . 76.
  3. Web site: Tracy City Hall and Jail .
  4. Web site: The Grand Foundation .