If this isn't a WPA courthouse, I'll eat a hat! A hat made of food, mind you, but a hat none the less... I know that I occasionally complain about how courthouses don't do this kind of interesting carving and scrollwork anymore. Why is it that nobody has made some kind of mold or stamp … Continue reading 542. Julesburg, Sedgwick County (CO14) →

I wish I could say that I was torn about this courthouse, but I’m not.  NO.  Just plain NO.  It’s like there’s something especially wrong with it.  Sure, the little flash of color is nice, but that’s the best thing I can say about it.  It’s not aesthetically pleasing, nor is it brutally functional (which … Continue reading 541. Ogallala, Keith County (NE05) →

This reminds me a little of Chase County, but a little less so. It's stout and angular (though not quite as much), but it also has crosses, setting off that church/state thing. The columns, oddly enough, soften it a little bit, which is not something that you think of classical architectural features doing, but there … Continue reading 540. Grant, Perkins County (NE04) →

This courthouse is really, really angular. So much so that I had me thinking about the angles and curves of most courthouses, which is funny because courthouses are not exactly renowned for their round and circular natures. And yet this one, with its peaks and hard edges, felt like it might accidentally cut me if … Continue reading 539. Imperial, Chase County (NE03) →

I like this courthouse. It's sturdy but not ostentatious, humble but with the slightest bit of flair and color. And that tiny big of carving and scrollwork is just that little bit of detail that makes it jump out a bit from other similar buildings. It's like a secret smile or a lingering hint of … Continue reading 538. Holyoke, Phillips County (CO12) →

There's something very earnest and simple about this courthouse. It reminds me of some of the stucco courthouses that I saw back in New Mexico even though it's obviously brick. Then again, it's a simple courthouse for a simple town. I took the opportunity to avail myself of the facilities and take a few minutes … Continue reading 537. Wray, Yuma County (CO11) →

This was...unexpected. It's a lot more modern than I expected, quite stunning and white. It's not brutalist or anything and it's certainly not the best courthouse I've seen thus far on this trip, but it's certainly not the worst. Unfortunately, that's about the highest praise I can give it. It's still in the bottom quadrant … Continue reading 536. Burlington, Kit Carson County (CO10) →

When I pulled up, I wasn't entirely sure if this was the courthouse or not. It obviously bears a different name than I would have expected and I didn't want to take a chance on getting burned and having to come back out here. At the same time, it does have that interesting little feature … Continue reading 535. Hugo, Lincoln County (CO09) →

This is a suitably attractive courthouse, no? As I began my photography, a woman passing by yelled at me from the middle of the street about my parking. At first, I thought she was messing with me. Turned out that the stripes I had parked between were actually cracks in the street and the actual … Continue reading 534. Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County (CO08) →

Once again, I don't know quite what to make of this courthouse. Is there something about the 1950's that inspired this that I didn't know about? I guess it's interesting because it's a split-level thing that seems like something out of the 70's but not exactly, so it seems a little progressively bad for the … Continue reading 533. Eads, Kiowa County (CO07) →