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<br />,-P"'."'....." <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />III. THE OLD COURTHOUSE (SAN MATEO COUNTY COURTHOUSE); 2200 Broadway <br /> <br />The Old Courthouse, a Renaissance-Baroque structure, is the third courthouse <br />at 2200 Broadway in Redwood City. The property was donated to the County <br />(which uses it for offices) by S.M. Mezes and the Arquello family in 1858. <br />The construction of this building oc~red in two stages: the first involved <br />the architectural firm of Dodge and Dolliver in 1903. Before the County was <br />able to move into the new building, it was almost completely destroyed by <br />the 1906 earthquake. Architect Glenn Allen was them commissioned to redesign <br />the building. <br /> <br />During the depression, two annexes were added to the building, necessitating <br />the removal of the main portico. The eastern and western facades, and the <br />rotunda maintain their original appearance. The building is in good condition <br />with only minor interior alteration. The exterior materials are green Colusa <br />sandstone, sheet copper cornices, and copper dome. The interior materials <br />are mosaic floors, bronze lamps with eagles, cast-iron ballustrades, oak <br />benches, green marbled terra-cotta pillars with gold eagle voluted capitals, <br />and an exceptional stained glass skylight. <br /> <br /> <br />rn 311 <br /> <br />i . <br />~l__~ <br /> <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />5 <br />