NEVADA CITY – The 3,000 residents of this Gold Rush city tend to be passionate about their history. So it’s little wonder that alarm bells rang when the Administrative Office of the Courts announced plans to build a new courthouse here, possibly by razing the current 19th century building.
“There has been a big push to preserve the history of Nevada City,” said Patricia Chesnut, director of the Searls Historical Library, which was named for Niles Searls, a local gold-miner-turned-attorney who would later become chief justice. “And here they are talking about taking down one of the most prominent buildings.”
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