[3] A more permanent courthouse and jail were erected after a March 1854 County Board of Supervisors meeting.
[4]: 15 The second county courthouse was built in 1859, a two-story brick structure with a basement and a footprint of 40 by 60 feet (12 m × 18 m).
[4]: 101 The County Board of Supervisors met on April 10, 1876 to plan for the erection of a new courthouse;[3] the cornerstone was laid on October 28.
[3] Planning for a new courthouse started in November 1922, when the Board announced it had obtained an option to purchase five blocks for the new facility.
[8] Upon completion, payments to Horn were delayed over allegations of poor workmanship and faulty design.