Well, it was the 70’s (I assume).  This courthouse does not spark joy.  In fact, if fills me with a bit of a…revulsion?  That’s too strong a word.  What’s a word that describes less than revulsion but more than apathy?  Disdain perhaps?  I think I’m going to go with that.  At least that disdain was … Continue reading 632. Wynne, Cross County (AR51) →

This reminds me so much of Desha County that it almost hurts.  Except for the whitewashing, I mean.  I am now convinced that I have never noticed square towers even though I’ve been seeing them all over the southern United States.  That said, this is a nice red brick edifice.  This is also a complete … Continue reading 631. Augusta, Woodruff County (AR50) →

Get a load of that gorgeous old lady!  There’s something quite stunning about her in the pre-morning light.  OK, maybe that’s not actually “pre-morning” light.  One interesting thing from a lighting perspective is how the ground illumination seems so much whiter than the tower illumination, which is yellowish.  I don’t know if that’s an accidental … Continue reading 630. Searcy, White County (AR49) →

I’m about 85% sure (within two standard deviations) that this is the front of the courthouse.  It has an annex sticking off to the side that’s weirdly positioned, but having monuments out front allays some of my uncertainty on that front.  Questions aside, it’s an attractive building and I don’t dislike it, though I admit … Continue reading 629. Conway, Faulkner County (AR48) →

That is quite an imposing structure.  It also worked out nicely: lots of ambient light for photography, monuments on the grounds.  Overall a good experience.  Quick, too.  The cache was a little magnetic doodad attached to an AC condenser at a convenience store.  It was a total park and grab, but it’s also a popular … Continue reading 628. Morrilton, Conway County (AR47) →

This is a little different for Arkansas if memory serves, but hardly avant garde or anything.  It’s a nice little stucco number that seems more in place in West Texas or New Mexico than here.  It also had a few monuments, but I didn’t photograph them.  That said, for once a badly placed tree worked … Continue reading 627. Perryville, Perry County (AR46) →

Not a bad courthouse, wouldn’t you agree?  With all the praise I give to my phone camera, I found a flaw in the camera for the first time.  Notice how the bright light in the doorway is saturating the entire entrance area?  Note also the reflection of the same light above the courthouse?  It’s a … Continue reading 626. Rison, Cleveland County (AR45) →

Welcome back to scenic Arkansas, folks.  So, I've been planning a bigger trip to Arkansas because it’s been taunting me and I wanted to get it finished, making it state number five completed.  I found myself with a small publishing hole between the end of my trip to Kansas and Missouri, and my upcoming trip … Continue reading 625. Fordyce, Dallas County (AR44) →

On one level, it loses points because it looks a lot like Greenwood County.  On another level, it has a giant map like back in Ashland all that time ago!  That’s definitely worth extra points!  Overall, it gets slightly more than a meh from me, I guess.  It was the 60’s after all.  That said, … Continue reading 624. Winfield, Cowley County (KS077) →

Well, while the material theme continues, the architectural theme seems to have switched up a bit.  Something Palladian looking (maybe) in stone and brick?  Not bad.  Not bad at all.  Especially for a smaller town like this.  Yes, I know I’ve mentioned on a few occasions and even recently that sometimes the most interesting courthouses … Continue reading 623. Sedan, Chautauqua County (KS076) →