Leslie Knope would approve. While I'm keeping the Parks And Recreation references down to a minimum, especially since the entire thing doesn't entirely correlate, they will pop out on occasion. Is this an example of Palladian architecture? This certainly looks like an attempt to emulate classical form and symmetry without being too hung up on … Continue reading 513. Larned, Pawnee County (KS035) →

I ended up stopping here for the night to get some sleep (without the obligatory "We've got one of those!" that I now insert here). I am informed by some reliable sources that sleep is actually a useful and ultimately productive thing. Of course, since I'm on the road, I woke up at some crazy … Continue reading 512. Kinsley, Edwards County (KS034) →

This I like! Remember I was talking about how Lakin looked? Well, when I was here, I thought the two were the spitting images of one another. Looking back at the crappy photo though, I realized that I was so wrong. So this is the spitting image of another courthouse, but I can not for … Continue reading 511. Jetmore, Hodgeman County (KS033) →

What a stately dame of a courthouse! I think it's excellent and I have an unexpected fondness for it. I can't even entirely articulate why, either. I just do. But you know what I also like for reasons I can happily explain? Monuments to the Union! Meet Corporal Noah Ness, namesake of Ness County. It's … Continue reading 510. Ness City, Ness County (KS032) →

Hmmm... This was a look, this neo-old school rock hewn brick thing. I was pleasantly surprised by it, but at the same time it felt like it was built by a committee. I imagine they needed a courthouse, so they called a subdivision builder to make it happen. They chose options to be added to … Continue reading 509. WaKeeny, Trego County (KS031) →

This isn't a courthouse. This is a church extension where they teach Sunday school or run a daycare. I guess it's possible that it could have been an elementary school in the 1960's, but it's not a courthouse. Except it is and that makes me sad. But that is the way of things. I have … Continue reading 508. Hill City, Graham County (KS030) →

This, my readers, is what I think people are talking about when they extol the virtues of small towns in middle America. A traditional and handsome courthouse, sitting in the middle of an idyllic town square. It, like the square, is a little weathered and aged, but has new additions for the ongoing lives of … Continue reading 507. Norton, Norton County (KS029) →

Stately. Majestic. Traditional. I liked it, but I didn't have a lot to say about it at that moment (other than the fact that I've been to another one). Let me tell you something about me and my travels: I have a tendency to go hard for the first 24 to 36 hours, but after … Continue reading 506. Oberlin, Decatur County (KS028) →

This is a perfectly cromulent courthouse and all, but my problem here is a locational one... Why is it that some courthouses just can't be found in "GPS"/mapping programs? Every time I tried to route to it, I kept getting directed to Wyoming! The county courthouse, with few arguable exceptions, is the most important building … Continue reading 505. Hoxie, Sheridan County (KS027) →

The courthouse is, well, a courthouse. It's not exactly a Sears Brand courthouse or anything, but there's nothing particularly enthusing about it either. Thus is life in a small town, I guess. Maybe I was a little wistful at the moment. I had already picked up a cache and I put me in an interesting … Continue reading 504. Gove, Gove County (KS026) →