County courthouses

***xzmattzx*** · December 4th, 2012, 06:40 PM

We always talk about and compare city halls and state capitols, but what about the buildings that serve the level of government in between? What is your county courthouse like? What was it inspired by? Which counties have great courthouses, and which have bad ones? (Some have none at all, being independent cities.) Does your county share its courthouse with the city and also double as city hall? What are the courthouses like in the state capitals, when overshadowed by capitol buildings?

spencer114 · December 4th, 2012, 10:08 PM

My city is not in a county so here is the courthouse of Gloucester County VA where I was raised. The old one burned down. This one was built in 1766.

http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacoun...courthouse.jpg

WeimieLvr · December 5th, 2012, 03:19 AM

Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta Ga...built in 1911. Atlanta has a separate city hall...while the courthouse is beautiful in my opinion, it is definitely overshadowed by the state capitol.
image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_ar...n/photostream/

Hia-leah JDM · December 5th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Dade County Courthouse
Completed in 1928, the building originally included Miami's City Hall and jail but has housed the courthouse the entire time. When completed it was touted as the tallest building south of Baltimore and one of the tallest municipal buildings in the United States.

image hosted on flickr

December 4th, 2012, 06:40 PM	#1
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December 4th, 2012, 10:08 PM	#2
spencer114 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Richmond Posts: 1,227 Likes (Received): 35	My city is not in a county so here is the courthouse of Gloucester County VA where I was raised. The old one burned down. This one was built in 1766. http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacoun...courthouse.jpg

December 5th, 2012, 03:19 AM	#3
WeimieLvr Love me, love my dog... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,313 Likes (Received): 2	Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta Ga...built in 1911. Atlanta has a separate city hall...while the courthouse is beautiful in my opinion, it is definitely overshadowed by the state capitol. image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_ar...n/photostream/

December 5th, 2012, 07:57 AM	#4
Hia-leah JDM Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2,794 Likes (Received): 35	Dade County Courthouse Completed in 1928, the building originally included Miami's City Hall and jail but has housed the courthouse the entire time. When completed it was touted as the tallest building south of Baltimore and one of the tallest municipal buildings in the United States. image hosted on flickr