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National Register of Historic Places in Lassen County
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Lassen County Courthouse
Old County Jail in Background
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Decommissioned County Jail
1 May 2010
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National Register #97001659
Lassen County Courthouse
220 South Lassen Street
Susanville
Lassen County Courthouse
220 South Lassen Street
Susanville
A plaque reads:
Lassen County Courthouse
Lassen County was officially created on April 1, 1864 and three months later Susanville's founder, Isaac Roop, donated this city block for the Lassen County Courthouse.
On January 23, 1886 Holden Dick and Mexican Ben were lynched here, marking the last incident of this kind in Lassen County.
Dedication ceremonies for the Lassen County Courthouse were held on September 21, 1917 and the jail built in 1911 was condemned in 1971.
Dedicated on August 8, 1994
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