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) →

Lovely courthouse, don’t you agree?  They call it an administration building, but in this case it’s all the same to me, especially when the administration building has “court house” carved on it.  This was another one of those confusing courthouses.  I couldn’t figure out where the front was because the flagpole, instead of being out … Continue reading 595. Liberty, Clay County (MO005) →

Congratulations, welcome to the first county I’ve visited outside of Arkansas that has two county seats!  Usually when a county has two seats, it’s either because it’s big and there’s a desire for citizen access to be close by everyone or there’s a geographical impediment that makes travel difficult.  In this case, however, it’s neither.  … Continue reading 594. Kansas City/Independence, Jackson County (MO004) →