Do I detect a bit of a Palladian look? I'm not sure, but it does have a certain elegance to it. Brick and whitewash and little else. A simple courthouse for a simple people. I don't even mean that in a mocking, disparaging way, just uncomplicated, salt of the Earth, or some kind of crap … Continue reading 357. Arnett, Ellis County (OK07) →

What do I think? No, sir, I don't like it. I'm so not in like with it that I felt that only a Youtube clip would truly capture my feelings about it. That being said, though, there is one really cool bit about this modern suburban office building that calls itself a courthouse. If you … Continue reading 356. Cheyenne, Roger Mills County (OK06) →

I approve. At the same time, this was different from what I was expecting. I can't actually articulate what I was expecting, but this wasn't it. Apparently, it got a little screen time in the movie The Grapes of Wrath. This is both interesting and slightly distressing because I have this thing against John Steinbeck. … Continue reading 355. Sayre, Beckham County (OK05) →

Everybody seems to be interested in old Greer County, the greater county that included present day Greer, Beckham, and Harmon counties, because I see lots of things referencing it. That said... ...I like the sentiment of this being built by the Civil Works Administration for the relief of "suffering humanity." I have trouble seeing something … Continue reading 354. Mangum, Greer County (OK04) →

A lot like the ones in the Panhandle, no? No doubt, considering I'm pretty much equidistant from Wellington, Childress, and Quanah (which isn't actually the Panhandle, but oh well). Just another of those small town courthouses, surrounded by homes and churches. There's a school a couple of blocks away, or possibly some kind of "city" … Continue reading 353. Hollis, Harmon County (OK03) →

We have one of these back home. The county, not the courthouse. I find the wannabe Remington out front to be somewhat interesting, but other than that, I don't think there's anything particularly special to write home about here. Actually, that's not entirely true. I find it interesting that this courthouse used to have a … Continue reading 352. Altus, Jackson County (OK02) →

Once again, some of you are probably thinking "Hey, Atreides? Can you actually finish a state before starting a new one?" And, as before, my answer is something along the lines of “I go where opportunity takes me!” That said, on a certain level, I felt a bit disappointed that no wind was sweepin' down … Continue reading 351. Frederick, Tillman County (OK01) →

I can't say that the courthouse is particularly impressive. Aesthetically, it's not bad, but I've seen better and I've seen worse. And it's so tiny. Am I getting jaded about courthouses now? I've seen enough of them that they're starting to get mundane. The girls and I were on a bit of an adventure suggested … Continue reading 350. Murfreesboro, Pike County (AR16) →

BOOM goes the proverbial (and much reduced) dynamite! My previous ignominy had been avenged! Since a cache had already been retrieved, I was now OFFICIALLY DONE with the state of New Mexico. Selah! And how would I celebrate? By going east to Amarillo! Since I missed it the first time I was here because of … Continue reading 349. Albuquerque, Bernalillo County (NM33) →

This is the point at which I present my hypocrisy for all to see and judge. I found myself at a bit of a crossroads when I got here deciding what to photograph. With all the musing about administrative and judicial buildings, I thought it only proper to prominently feature the administrative complex below... ...as … Continue reading 348. Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County (NM32) →