Oh, Connecticut!Welcome to a new type of county equivalent! After 1960, the state of Connecticut had eight counties, which served as second-level administrative districts. In the 1980s, the state went from a county model to councils of governments (COGs), collections of cities and towns in a region that cooperate to handle governmental and political issues, … Continue reading 805. Bridgeport, Metropolitan COG (CT1) →

Oh, New York!The courthouse in White Plains was depressingly modern, but what could be expected from a suburb of The City? They no doubt have so much work going through this building that even I concede that a traditional courthouse would be inadequate for the task. Much was sacrificed to get here, both in New … Continue reading 804. White Plains, Westchester County (NY01) →

The courthouse was predictably impressive. Why would I be surprised at that? The courthouses of the East Coast have been quite nice up to this point (though Maryland probably doesn't count). And why would I expect less from a city founded by the ten-dollar founding father himself, Alexander Hamilton? Not that he had anything to … Continue reading 803. Paterson, Passaic County (NJ02) →

Oh, New Jersey!Much like with Philadelphia, I would expect no less an impressive courthouse from one of the oldest cities in the country. Oddly enough, the Mercer County Courthouse and this trip forced the resolution of a troublesome issue for me. For a very long time, I’ve considered deeply what building to document as the … Continue reading 802. Trenton, Mercer County (NJ01) →

Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love!  The county is coterminous with the city, so the center of political governance is Philadelphia City Hall.  As I would expect from one of the preeminent cities of the country, it did not disappoint.  I didn’t actually photograph the front, but it didn’t matter. It was unquestionably more … Continue reading 801. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County (PA02) →

Oh, Pennsylvania! The courthouse was quite a chonker!  I’ll always get behind a little Neoclassical architecture!  I liked the older, dare I say, more genteel courthouses of Maryland, but Media wanted to make a statement.  It’s a little funny to think that there’s so much difference between one side of the Delaware River and the … Continue reading 800. Media, Delaware County (PA01) →

The New Castle County courthouse almost got missed.  It’s another one of those courthouses that’s a justice center or named after someone, so if you haven’t done the research, you might easily miss that it’s the right building.  I almost missed this one myself, but it was the only place that really made sense.  Later, … Continue reading 799. Wilmington, New Castle County (DE3) →

Had I world enough and time, I would have probably gone to the old Kent County Courthouse because, as previously established, I am aesthetic trash. However, I'm not going to complain about accidentally landing at the current and functioning Kent County Courthouse. It was a nice modern building that gave a nod to older designs … Continue reading 798. Dover, Kent County (DE2) →

Oh, Delaware!This was my first time visiting the first and smallest state in the Union, so at least I was greeted by a courthouse that was worthy of its superlative nature or some kind of crap like that. Some sort of display lit up the courthouse, providing a blueish tint over all the buildings in … Continue reading 797. Georgetown, Sussex County (DE1) →

Snow Hill presented another lovely offering in the way of another Georgian Revival courthouse. The first courthouse burned down, the second one (after renovations) burned down, and I can only hope this third one manages to limp along without the lick of flames. I'm trying to give it something poetic because I had little to … Continue reading 796. Snow Hill, Worcester County (MD16) →