There's something off about this courthouse to me. I'm not saying it's bad looking or anything, but it looks like a newer courthouse built to emulate an older style. I can't be entirely sure, though. I did a quick look around and didn't see a cornerstone or any sort of date so I think that … Continue reading 522. Russell, Russell County (KS044) →

Impressive. It reminds me a little of the old courthouse in Evansville, though on a somewhat smaller scale. I'm curious if this is some kind of architectural revival, but alas, my starter architectural books haven't answered that one for me yet. Who knew this would be such a difficult subject to research (in my spare … Continue reading 521. Osborne, Osborne County (KS043) →

While I have heard of the more famous Beloit in Wisconsin, I wasn't familiar with this one. To be honest, even the famous one isn't all that big a town so I never really thought about it much in any regard anyway. The population of this one is small, but the town seems larger than … Continue reading 520. Beloit, Mitchell County (KS042) →

Ladies and gentlemen (or however you identify—I don't mean to be gender assumptive), an actual courthouse erected by the WPA! At this point, every time I think about that, I wonder how many courthouses I have misattributed to them. That being said, I'm not going back through the archives to figure it out. That will … Continue reading 519. Mankato, Jewell County (KS041) →

What a stately dame you are! I had to think about it for a bit, but it reminded me of a mix between Stockton and Ness City. Just as interesting a question though, is why do I have a tendency of gendering courthouses as female? Why do I even gender them at all? It's not … Continue reading 518. Smith Center, Smith County (KS040) →

This is a nice little building. It threw me for a bit looking for the front facing because the flag pole is on the side of the building instead of the front. That wouldn't have been a truly weird issue except that side doesn't have an entrance at all. At least the mechanical units were … Continue reading 517. Phillipsburg, Phillips County (KS039) →

Now this courthouse? This is the kind of thing I'm talking about. Yes, this is a really small town, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the courthouse. That said, Stockton apparently used to be a sundown town so that loses a few points from me. Luckily for me though, whatever it was or … Continue reading 516. Stockton, Rooks County (KS038) →

Another lovely courthouse in that stately kind of 20's/30's kind of way. I want to give special kudos to the Sheriff's Justice Center built on to the back of the building. It blends in so seamlessly that I thought it was the courthouse at first, but it manages to retain a modern sensibility that sets … Continue reading 515. Hays, Ellis County (KS037) →

What is this? Oklahoma? What's up with the red brick? Actually, it's a really nice looking courthouse and I'm sure it's more lovely during the day. IT has a certain earnestness about it. If only that damned light wasn't there! Nothing kills a good photo like a bright lamp! And speaking of lamps... Lamppost cache! … Continue reading 514. Lacrosse, Rush County (KS036) →

Holy crap. Last year at this time, I had most of Louisiana and a county in Mississippi. Since then I've gotten one more parish in Louisiana and, well, see for yourself... A couple of days ago was my third geoversary. I had no inkling that I would even be doing this for three years. Just … Continue reading We Interrupt Our Current Narrative… →