A nice (if somewhat plain) courthouse, no? For some reason, I imagine that some of the courthouses in eastern climes would look like this, though possibly smaller. But this is perfectly nice. And little modern touches like these trees standing sentinel out front gives the feeling that they are, while idyllic, not some provincial little … Continue reading 605. Nebraska City, Otoe County (NE08) →

Oh, Iowa! More brick and square towers! I guess they're not just a Missouri thing! Sidney calls itself Rodeo Town USA (I think a few cities in Texas might like to argue that), so, like Waxahachie has hearts and Winnfield has pigs... ...Sidney has boots! On the square, on the lampposts, everywhere, each one painted … Continue reading 604. Sidney, Fremont County (IA01) →

This was a little funny for me, considering it was my second Rock Port (sort of) and my second Atchison of the trip. Thanks to the former, you should already know what I think about David Atchison from the latter, so, thanks to Bleeding Kansas, screw that guy. That said, the courthouse is nice enough … Continue reading 603. Rock Port, Atchison County (MO010) →

The fact that I could joke that I made it to Oregon was probably the highlight of visiting the town. The courthouse did not impress me at all. It wasn't terrible, but it was definitely on the low end of "OK". But what could I really expect? The is was a pretty small town and … Continue reading 602. Oregon, Holt County (MO009) →

This was a good way to start off the morning. The brick together with the white clock tower made for a very striking look. I ended up having to drive around it a couple of times to figure out where the front was. There was no flagpole to guide me and the dumpster wasn't helping, … Continue reading 601. Savannah, Andrew County (MO008) →

Alright, Saint Jo, that's pretty magnificent. I have seen cities larger with courthouses far less impressive. Of course, I've actually heard inklings of your name in the past, so I know that you were much more of a thing once and therefore aspired to greatness, and, much like Evansville, didn't quite make it, I think. … Continue reading 600. St. Joseph, Buchanan County (MO007) →

So, this is a really weird courthouse.  It doesn’t seem to have a front.  Rather each of the two sides has an entrance and the front, which has the flags, is one giant window and wall.   Not the weirdest layout, but kind of strange…  I remember one or two courthouses with something similar, but definitely … Continue reading 599. Troy, Doniphan County (KS060) →

There is something about a roughhewn courthouse I adore.  Of course, it’s completely stylistic in this case because you can see from the carving and scroll work on the front that they could have made this anything they wanted.  I can’t even explain why I like it so much.  It just feels right in a … Continue reading 598. Atchison, Atchison County (KS059) →

That’s a courthouse!  Oh, I like it so very much…  Leavenworth claims to be the first city in Kansas.  I don’t know for sure if that is true or not, but I do know that I had to cross over a bridge to get here from Platte City, so I guess it’s possible that this … Continue reading 597. Leavenworth, Leavenworth County (KS058) →

The courthouse was OK, I guess.  It was nothing special, but I will give kudos to the extensions built onto the back that blended in so well.  Other than that, it was nothing to write home about.  It was possible that I was getting to the point where I was getting tired and jaded.  I … Continue reading 596. Platte City, Platte County (MO006) →