Santa Barbara Courthouse Tower Clock Restoration

The Courthouse needs a clock!

Damage from the 1925 earthquake dismantled the old courthouse. In 1929, Santa Barbara ordered a clock for the new courthouse from The Seth Thomas Clock Company, a family business that had been making clocks since 1813. The Courthouse clock is Serial #2744, dated June 1929.

Restoration Timeline

• April 2010, East Dial freezes
• May 2010, Project is planned and funded
• Jun 2010, Work begins
• Aug 2010, Motion works and hands are installed
• Dec 2010, Time train is restarted
• Apr 2011, Bells are installed
• Dec 2011, Murals are installed
• Mar 2012, Clock strikes for the first time ever
• Apr 2012, Gallery opens