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… →

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) →