This is a perfectly nice courthouse and all that good stuff, but it's also emblematic of an issue that I'm starting to run into that will not concern anyone who isn't interested in courthouses. In Texas, the county courthouse is both the center of law and jurisprudence and the center of administration. Lately, I've been … Continue reading 336. Alamogordo, Otero County (NM20) →

Oh, you beautiful creature! It seems there may be more to you than aliens and stuff! And may I also say you just managed not to trick me. I almost went to the county administrative center where the clerk's office is! After some of the past debacles, you're not going to get me that easily... … Continue reading 335. Roswell, Chaves County (NM19) →

I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised with this courthouse! This is definitely not the cookie-cutter courthouses I've been seeing out there on this trip. The clock tower is lovely, and I'm bemoaning that you don't see a lot of them these days. If you take a close look at the background of the war memorial … Continue reading 366. Colby, Thomas County (KS007) →

I've been here before, too. And further, you, too, are illuminated! I don't know about the entire adobe thing, but it's not a bad looking courthouse. It is a bit unsettling for me for a reason I can't quite put my finger on, though. Maybe it's just a strange combination of the curves and the … Continue reading 334. Carlsbad, Eddy County (NM18) →

Just when I thought I was out, it pulled me back in. Actually, that's a lie. One thing about me is that I'm a bit of a collector and a completionist. I always want to complete a set or a collection if I am capable of it. I'm not monomaniacal about it or anything, but … Continue reading 333. Lovington, Lea County (NM17) →

I wholeheartedly approve of this courthouse. It's not WPA, but it does a great job of mimicking that style. And the detail work around the door? If there was ever a time to remember the importance of labor, it's in this day and age. This monument on the grounds is dedicated to Brigadier General Herbert … Continue reading 332. Hope, Hempstead County (AR15) →

It is new for me that the first thing that comes to mind when I get to a courthouse is a monument, but in this particular case I'm definitely seeing something I've never seen before. I have seen monuments (especially Confederate ones) where they clarify how people felt then as opposed to how people feel … Continue reading 331. Camden, Ouachita County (AR14) →

Another one! I'm sure there was more that I could have said architecturally about this (though, maybe not. I'm no architect), but it was getting a little late in the day and I was getting tired and a little bit crabby. I wasn't having as many thoughts as I was earlier in the day. I … Continue reading 330. Hampton, Calhoun County (AR13) →

Another one of these courthouses! This must be a stylistic thing in Arkansas because I've never seen anything like it in Texas. I also saw something I hadn't seen in a while... ...an older war memorial with new slabs added on for new wars. But that's not what I'm here for, is it? The cache … Continue reading 329. Warren, Bradley County (AR12) →

Now that's a courthouse. Especially after the last one. Admittedly, its provenance is a little late considering it was built in 1952, but that Greek (possibly Palladian) style, well, never really goes out of style, does it? I certainly don't think so. I immediately noticed all the sesquicentennial plaques donated by the Daughters of the … Continue reading 328. Monticello, Drew County (AR11) →