Architect hired to restore old Solano County courthouse

Architect hired to restore old county courthouse
By Jess Sullivan | Daily Republic | October 15, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO - The effort to restore the shuttered old courthouse in downtown Fairfield has received a major boost.

The state has hired an architect to spearhead the $26.9 million project, according to a press release issued Thursday by the state's Administrative Office of the Courts. The San Francisco-based architecture firm of Hornberger & Worstell will take on the project, which ranked as an 'immediate need' in the judicial branch's budget.

The 1911 building on Texas Street at Union Avenue served as a functioning courthouse until the 1970s when the county administration and other offices took it over. It has been vacant since 2005 when county staff moved to the new government center across the street.

'This project is not only critically needed by our court, but it will also be an important addition to Fairfield's civic community and an infrastructure effort that will provide economic benefits for years to come.

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