Talk about a little town in the middle of nowhere!  Fun fact: Galena covers three-quarters of a square mile in area, making it physically smaller than Paint Rock but not as small as Mentone.  The courthouse is perfectly fine, a small courthouse for a small community.  It actually threw me off for a moment because … Continue reading 673. Galena, Stone County (MO020) →

Now, this is a pretty good way to start off the morning.  Nice and stately without being too ostentatious.  That said, a theory just occurred to me as I marveled at this place.  I noticed some towns in Missouri seem to have these epic courthouses that are like living castles, while others tend to be more laid … Continue reading 672. Ozark, Christian County (MO019) →

Now, THIS is how you do a courthouse in an important city!  Admittedly, it doesn’t have the same panache as some of the other courthouses in Missouri, but this is a stately place where the business of the county has been transacted for generations.  Or maybe not.  I had and still have no earthly idea when they … Continue reading 671. Springfield, Greene County (MO018) →

This wasn’t a terrible courthouse, but the only thing especially to its credit was that it was easy to find the front, the only face that had a light in the door.  That was nice.  Other than that, everything about getting has been a pain in the proverbial tuches.  Zigzagging routes and crappy country roads … Continue reading 670. Greenfield, Dade County (MO017) →

The courthouse is nice and all, but it seems lesser in comparison to some of the glorious courthouses I’ve gotten out of Missouri previously.  That and the Christmas lighting.  However, having been bludgeoned over the head by Bentonville, these lights can hardly be considered damning.  Had the courthouse a tower or dome on top, I … Continue reading 669. Lamar, Barton County (MO016) →

Well, Missouri, you are certainly doing very well on points in the courthouse rankings!  For the most part, anyway.  You disappointed me earlier today, but you have certainly been making up for it.  I didn’t want to spend a lot of time here, though, after the debacle of Fort Scott.  After taking a quick five … Continue reading 668. Nevada, Vernon County (MO015) →

Excellent!  This is a gorgeous courthouse!  Oh, and may I give extra kudos to the pro-Union statuary.  I know I don’t talk about it anywhere near as much as I used to, but seeing Confederate crap all over the place gets really tiresome.  I know, I know…  Heritage something something, but it's my heritage too, … Continue reading 667. Fort Scott, Bourbon County (KS084) →

Nice! I approve! This one is lovely in a way that the last two counties were not. It's got nice open space for activities, a gazebo, and even a helicopter as part of the war memorial in the back. Very nicely set up, but, as a weird little sidenote, I can't help but be curious … Continue reading 666. Girard, Crawford County (KS083) →

I would probably be more disappointed in this courthouse had Fredonia not already maxed out my disappointment meter (at least, I hope it did). On any other day, this would probably have been rated 3/10 in my book at best. After the Tragedy of Fredonia, though, I'll give it a shaky 4.5/10. That said, despite … Continue reading 665. Erie, Neosho County (KS082) →

I don't even know where to begin with this. This would have been pretty hip in the early 1960s? Maybe they brought in Mike Brady to consult on this? Your guess is as good as mine. I certainly don't know what to say about it. I'm not 100% sure a courthouse has ever rendered me … Continue reading 664. Fredonia, Wilson County (KS081) →