Sacramento,
California State Capitol, February 25, 1854 to present
San Jose (State Capitol, November 13,
1849 to May 1, 1851)
The First and Second Sessions of the Legislature, which
were held in 1850 and 1851, convened at San Jose. Founded
in 1777, San Jose was the first incorporated city in
the state and the county seat of Santa Clara County.
The Capitol was a two-story adobe hotel, 60 by 40 feet,
the upper story being assigned to the Assembly and the
lower to the Senate.
California’s first State Capitol
site is now marked with a plaque across from the Plaza
de Cesar Chavez on South Market Street in downtown San
Jose.
Vallejo (State Capital, January 5, 1852
to February 4, 1853. Removed temporarily to Sacramento,
January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852.)
The Third Session opened at Vallejo on January 5, 1852.
Benicia (State Capitol, February 4, 1853
to February 25, 1854.)
Sacramento (State Capitol, February
25, 1854 to present. Removed temporarily to San Francisco
in 1862.)
San Francisco (Temporary State Capitol, January 24,
1862 to May 15, 1862.) |
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