It was a godsend when one of the prettiest courthouses in the state, the red-brick railroad-Gothic Hancock County courthouse, burned to the ground. They were able to reconstruct it precisely!
I love the old wooden Southern courthouses. The one in Bartow county to the south of you is still standing and a true gem. I’m trying to remember which movie filmed courthouse scenes there, but coming up blank. Not “To Kill a Mockingbird” but similar famous old movie. Guess I’m having a case of the “Sometimers” lol.
Take a look at it if you pass through Cartersville. It was replaced in 1869 with a fancy brick courthouse and no longer in use as a courthouse, but a true gem of an old Southern wooden courthouse. The inside is quite impressive, at least I found it so.
You feel such a great respect for the majesty of the Rule of Law and right to a trial by jury in those old courthouses. Like the people then took it very seriously, far more seriously than we do today. So different from the modern courtrooms that feel like a modern university classroom or something. I believe our architecture has a real effect on us, as well as reflecting our values.
The trouble with them, as you pointed out, is they could and did burn down. :( I had a similar problem with burnt courthouses and missing records in the Carolinas.
It was a godsend when one of the prettiest courthouses in the state, the red-brick railroad-Gothic Hancock County courthouse, burned to the ground. They were able to reconstruct it precisely!
When Catholic churches started being "Gospel Barns" instead of the work of architects and artists to the greater glory of God, something very important was lost. Our rector realized it, and our new church is very, very traditional in style. People come from all over to get married there . . .