I passed a couple of old friends on the way up here, through a number of towns I've already visited. This was destined to be an interesting trip like none other I had done before, but probably not for the reasons you might be thinking. To explain why, I'll have to tell you something about … Continue reading 528. Springfield, Baca County (CO02) →

So, the last entry of my previous trip published on Monday. Unless something crazy happened, I got back from my latest trip last night. I didn't have time to write a full entry from the road and, to be perfectly honest, I'm in no condition to write one at the moment. So here's a few … Continue reading Placeholder? What Do You Mean “Placeholder”? →

A lovely courthouse for my final stop in Kansas. By the time I hit here, I was tired. I mean really tired. So tired that I didn't even make notes about the courthouse because I was so done. So you can see that I wasn't kidding... I was beyond commentary at that point. I just … Continue reading 527. Anthony, Harper County (KS049) →

I have conflicting feelings about this courthouse. Actually, I can't say they're conflicting. I kind of like it in a weird way, imagining that if Fritz Lang was an architect, he would have come up with something like this. One doesn't expect to see German Expressionist courthouses in the Midwest with such a haunting air. … Continue reading 526. Medicine Lodge, Barber County (KS048) →

For some reason, this courthouse reminds me of some of the courthouses in Louisiana, but I'm not entirely sure why. I was tempted to go through the archives and figure out why, but I have a lot of things in my plate at the moment so I don't really have time for that. Besides, I've … Continue reading 525. Pratt, Pratt County (KS047) →

This was an interesting courthouse from a visual perspective! I liked the design of the swept back sides, but I also really like the stonework and engraving. Why doesn't anywhere do anything like this anymore? Yes, I know the answer is because it's would be inordinately expensive labor-wise, but it would be lovely to see … Continue reading 524. St. John, Stafford County (KS046) →

Mister Sawyer, you've got some work to do on this! Since I don't have that intern yet, I did my own research like some kind of plebian or something. Turns out that this is an example of Modern Classical Eclecticism, combining many different styles to create a unified structure. To be honest, I don't know … Continue reading 523. Great Bend, Barton County (KS045) →

There's something off about this courthouse to me. I'm not saying it's bad looking or anything, but it looks like a newer courthouse built to emulate an older style. I can't be entirely sure, though. I did a quick look around and didn't see a cornerstone or any sort of date so I think that … Continue reading 522. Russell, Russell County (KS044) →

Impressive. It reminds me a little of the old courthouse in Evansville, though on a somewhat smaller scale. I'm curious if this is some kind of architectural revival, but alas, my starter architectural books haven't answered that one for me yet. Who knew this would be such a difficult subject to research (in my spare … Continue reading 521. Osborne, Osborne County (KS043) →

While I have heard of the more famous Beloit in Wisconsin, I wasn't familiar with this one. To be honest, even the famous one isn't all that big a town so I never really thought about it much in any regard anyway. The population of this one is small, but the town seems larger than … Continue reading 520. Beloit, Mitchell County (KS042) →