This courthouse was a bit more interesting. It reminded me a lot of the West. West Texas, I mean. It's a little strange to see something like this in Eastern Oklahoma, but I guess this was the frontier, too, and for a lot longer. There's something about the roughhewn stones that give it a certain … Continue reading 453. Jay, Delaware County (OK47) →

Remember what I said back in Vinita about courthouses looking like schools? Well...yeah. If Vinita is the middle school, then this is the high school. Was this to become the new theme? Would the next county resemble a university? Doubtful. This was another small town that was not particularly special. I hate ever saying that. … Continue reading 452. Miami, Ottawa County (OK46) →

I guess the courthouse is nice for a building that looks like a school. I mean, this really looks like a school. Sometimes I joke about it, but this totally looks like a junior high school (or middle school if you are not, like me, of a certain age). But what more can I say? … Continue reading 451. Vinita, Craig County (OK45) →

Red brick! This is new and different! Yes, that's totally sarcasm! Brick and Oklahoma go together like rice and something that goes with rice. I had only recently learned of Oklahoma's long history, dare I say love affair, with brick manufacture, especially in this area. Therefore, everything around here is going to be brick and … Continue reading 450. Nowata, Nowata County (OK44) →

Interesting courthouse... I already have a couple of Washingtons to my credit, but there's something about this one. Is it just me, or does it look like something you'd see in an older East Coast building? A very classic American look. Of course, this is pure supposition since I haven't made it that far yet. … Continue reading 449. Bartlesville, Washington County (OK43) →

Well, I expected more? I'm not saying that it's not a great edifice befitting a city of its stature of anything like that. I just mean "great" in the "large" sense, not the "super good" sense. It think it's that 1970s construction style, you know? I know that anything newly built eventually becomes behind the … Continue reading 448. Tulsa, Tulsa County (OK42) →

I don't usually expect much when I get out here in the middle of nowhere (I guess this isn't really the "middle of nowhere", but whatever), but this old lady blew me away. This is the majesty that a courthouse should exude. It is possible that I'm primed for it having just come from Chandler, … Continue reading 447. Sapulpa, Creek County (OK41) →

This courthouse is decidedly and disappointingly meh. A bit of a shame really because the town itself is actually quite picturesque in its own little way. Very small town America. Dare I say that the courthouse is, in fact, the most obtrusive thing about the square? But that's neither here nor there, I guess. I … Continue reading 446. Chandler, Lincoln County (OK40) →

Another handsome courthouse. I very much approve. Unfortunately, the building got short shrift from me this day because I had other things on my mind. I've actually seen a number of Carnegie Libraries as I've been going around, but I haven't been photographing or even considering them. I give credit where credit is due: Andrew … Continue reading 445. Shawnee, Pottawatamie County (OK39) →

You can almost never go wrong with red brick, am I right? I have to admit that I had a weird (bordering on heretical) thought on the way here, seeing the town water tower... If I did all this again, I wonder if, instead of courthouses, I might use water towers? Pretty much everywhere (except … Continue reading 444. Purcell, McClain County (OK38) →