Tracy City Hall and Jail

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Tracy City Hall and Jail
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Tracy City Hall and Jail
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Location25 W. 7th St., Tracy, California
Coordinates 37°44′09″N121°25′31″W / 37.73583°N 121.42528°W / 37.73583; -121.42528 (Tracy City Hall and Jail) Coordinates: 37°44′09″N121°25′31″W / 37.73583°N 121.42528°W / 37.73583; -121.42528 (Tracy City Hall and Jail)
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1899 (1899)
Built byJ. F. Hoerl
ArchitectBeasley & Sons
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference # 79000542 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1979

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. [2]

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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. [3] San Joaquin County commissioned the building after the previous jail burned down. [2]

The city hall and jail is a one-story brick building and is approximately 24 by 43 feet (7.3 m × 13.1 m). The architects' design of the façade of the building was based on San Francesco di Rimini, a fifteenth century church in northern Italy. [3]

In later years, the building housed a local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. [4] It is now in use as the office for The Grand Foundation. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tracy City Hall and Jail. National Park Service . Retrieved February 15, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. 1 2 Covello, Leonard; Hillman, Raymond W. (1985). Cities & Towns of San Joaquin County since 1847. Panorama West Books. p. 76. ISBN   0-914330-84-5.
  4. "Tracy City Hall and Jail".
  5. "The Grand Foundation".