Another mundane office building greeted me in North Haven. At least it wasn't terribly difficult to get to or in the middle of nowhere. It had been lightly raining all morning, but it was not enough to be more than an inconvenience. I did my photography, and then we jetted off on our way again. … Continue reading 806. North Haven, South Central COG (CT2) →

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) →