[1] Because of an Earthquake that occurred in the 1920s, the Earlier County Courthouse was severely damaged and found unsafe.

Noted local architect Howard E. Jones (1885 - 1966), who had proposed multiple ideas for remodels of the original Courthouse, was responsible for design.

He is said to have drawn inspiration from the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the recent City Beautiful movement, which sparked the popularisation of Classical Revival and other monumental Architectural styles in the United States.

[3] The building's design features classical columns spanning the second and third floors, a parapet along the roof line, regularly spaced windows, and extensive use of projecting blocks on the front facade.

This article about a property in San Bernardino County, California on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.