Yuba County is named for the Yuba family, who owned ranches in the Sacramento River Valley.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Butte County and Plumas County
E – Sierra County
S – Nevada County, Placer County and Sutter County
W – Sutter County
Created: February 18, 1850
County Seat:
Marysville 1850 – present
County Courthouse – Marysville
Location: 215 Fifth Street / B Street
Built: 1960 – 1962
Style: Modern
Architect: Harold Hansen of San Francisco
Contractor: Donald M Drake Company of Portland, Oregon
Description: The building faces south and is a three story steel, concrete and red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Marysville. The south front has a glass paneled entrance on the first story and vertical concrete dividers rising to the roof line with grill work between. On the east side of the front is a high red colored brick wall with a one story southern extension with horizontal windows. On the west side of the front is a two story southern extension. There is slab concrete siding on the exterior walls. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Superior Court.
History: The county was created in 1850 and Marysville was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was the St. Charles Hotel which was a frame structure. The second courthouse was a castle-like structure designed by Warren Mille and built in 1855. The courthouse was razed in 1963. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1960 to 1962 at a cost of $2,749,413.
See: The county is located in the 3rd Appellate District Court of Appeal – Sacramento.
County Courthouse – Marysville
Photos taken 2013