Editing Union City, California (section)

===Courthouse===
{{Infobox historic site
 | name              = First Alameda County Courthouse
 | image             = First courthouse in Alameda.jpg
 | image_size        = 250
 | caption           = The center two-story building is the original Alameda County courthouse, in the old town of Alvarado, 1853–1865.
 | designation1      = California
 | designation1_number = 503<ref name=CHL/>
 | location          = 30977 Union City Blvd., Union City, California
 | coordinates       = {{coord|37.596667|-122.0811|region:US-CA_source:gnis-218162_type:landmark|display=inline}}
}}
Alameda County's first courthouse was located in Alvarado, starting on June 6, 1853. The original courthouse was a two-story wooden building that was originally a mercantile that included a [[post office]].<ref name="CHL">{{cite ohp|503|Site of the first Alameda county courthouse|October 6, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Swenson">{{cite web|last=Swenson|first=Timothy|title=Union City History Collection|url=http://www.museumoflocalhistory.org/pages/UCcollection.pdf|publisher=Museum of Local History|access-date=August 31, 2012}}</ref> It was built by A. M. Church and Henry C. Smith. In 1865 the county seat moved to [[San Leandro, California|San Leandro]].<ref name="CHL" /> With the widening of Union City Blvd., the original site was paved over.<ref name="Swenson2008">{{cite book|last=Swenson|first=Timothy|title=Union City|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0PZ3JmDMHOcC&pg=PA78|access-date=August 31, 2012|date=2008|edition=Images of America|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-5809-7}}</ref>{{rp|78}} The site is listed on the [[California Historical Landmarks]] list.<ref name="CHL" />