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County Courthouse Photos

Calvin Beale, a senior demographer at ERS with over 60 years of Federal service, visited the majority of counties in the United States. He typically stopped at the county seat and talked to USDA staff, extension service agents, and others about the county and current trends. During his visits, he'd photograph the county courthouse, combining his interests in architecture and rural small town America. This is a sample of his collection. See an essay about Calvin and his contributions to rural demography in the journal, Rural Sociology.

328 photos from 46 states - View thumbnails

State Courthouse
AlabamaBibb County Courthouse (Built 1902), Centreville, Alabama
Bullock County Courthouse (Built 1871), Union Springs, Alabama
Chilton County Courthouse, Clanton, Alabama
Clarke County Courthouse (Built 1955), Grove Hill, Alabama
Cleburne County Courthouse (Built 1907), Heflin, Alabama
Coffee County Courthouse (Built 1903), Elba, Alabama
DeKalb County Courthouse (Built 1950), Fort Payne, Alabama
Fayette County Courthouse (Built 1911) Fayette, Alabama
Macon County Courthouse (Built 1905), Tuskegee, Alabama
Perry County Courthouse (Built 1855-1856), Marion, Alabama
Pickens County Courthouse (Built 1877-1878), Carrollton, Alabama
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1964), Chatom, Alabama
Wilcox County Courthouse (Built 1857), Camden, Alabama
Winston County Courthouse, Double Springs, Alabama
ArizonaMohave County Courthouse (Built 1914), Kingman, Arizona
ArkansasCarroll County Courthouse of the Eastern District, Berryville, Arkansas
Cleveland County Courthouse, Rison, Arkansas
Crittenden County Courthouse (Built 1910-1911), Marion, Arkansas
Desha County Courthouse, Arkansas City, Arkansas
Ex-Hempstead County Courthouse (Built 1874), Washington, Arkansas
Jefferson County Courthouse, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Lafayette County Courthouse, Lewisville, Arkansas
Phillips County Courthouse, Helena, Arkansas
Randolph County Courthouse (Built 1940), Pocahontas, Arkansas
White County Courthouse (Built 1871 & 1912), Searcy, Arkansas
Woodruff County Courthouse, Augusta, Arkansas
CaliforniaMariposa County Courthouse (Built 1854), Mariposa, California
Modoc County Courthouse (Built 1914), Alturas, California
Mono County Courthouse (Built 1880), Bridgeport, California
Detail of Mono County Courthouse (Built 1880), Bridgeport, California
ColoradoGilpin County Courthouse (Built 1900), Central City, Colorado
Rio Blanco County Courthouse (Built 1935), Meeker, Colorado
Sedwick County Courthouse, Julesburg, Colorado
Teller County Courthouse (Built 1904), Cripple Creek, Colorado
DelawareKent County Courthouse (Built 1874 & 1918), Dover, Delaware
Sussex County Courthouse (Built 1838 & 1914), Georgetown, Delaware
FloridaDeSota County Courthouse, Arcadia, Florida
Gadsden County Courthouse (Built 1912), Quincy, Florida
Lafayette County Courthouse, Mayo, Florida
Monroe County Courthouse (Built 1890), Key West, Florida
Okeechobee County Courthouse (Built 1926), Okeechobee, Florida
Putnam County Courthouse, Palatka, Florida
Ex-Wakulla County Courthouse (Built 1892), Crawfordville, Florida
Wakulla County Courthouse, Crawfordville, Florida
GeorgiaBanks County Courthouse, Homer, Georgia
Berrien County Courthouse (Built 1898), Nashville, Georgia
Calhoun County Courthouse (Built 1935), Morgan, Georgia
Clay County Courthouse (Built 1871-1873), Fort Gaines, Georgia
Colquitt County Courthouse (Built 1902), Moultrie, Georgia
Old Dawson County Courthouse (Built 1860), Dawsonville, Georgia
Early County Courthouse (Built 1904), Blakely, Georgia
Elbert County Courthouse (Built 1894), Elberton, Georgia
Grady County Courthouse (Built 1908), Cairo, Georgia
Grady County Courthouse (Built 1908) after fire, Cairo, Georgia
Greene County Courthouse (Built 1848-1849), Greensboro, Georgia
Hall County Courthouse (Built 1936), Gainesville, Georgia
Ex-Haralson County Courthouse (Built 1891), Buchanan, Georgia
Jackson County Courthouse (Built 1879), Jefferson, Georgia
Meriwether County Courthouse (Built 1902-1903), Greenville, Georgia
Mitchell County Courthouse (Built 1936), Camilla, Georgia
Montgomery County Courthouse (Built 1907), Mount Vernon, Georgia
Morgan County Courthouse (Built 1905), Madison, Georgia
Newton County Courthouse (Built 1884), Covington, Georgia
Pickens County Courthouse, Jasper, Georgia
Pike County Courthouse (Built 1895), Zebulon, Georgia
Polk County Courthouse "Courthouse No. 2", Cedartown, Georgia
Taliaferro County Courthouse (Built 1892), Crawfordville, Georgia
Thomas County Courthouse (Built 1847, 1888, and later), Thomasville, Georgia
Tift County Courthouse, (Built 1912), Tifton, Georgia
Turner County Courthouse (Built 1907), Ashburn, Georgia
Twiggs County Courthouse (Built 1903), Jeffersonville, Georgia
Upsom County Courthouse (Built 1908), Thomaston, Georgia
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1913), Alamo, Georgia
Wilkes County Courthouse (Built 1908 - photo taken November 1969), Washington, Georgia
Wilkes County Courthouse (Built 1908 - photo taken September 1998 after restoration), Washington, Georgia
HawaiiOld Maui County Courthouse (Built 1907), Wailuku, Hawaii
IdahoButte County Courthouse, Arco, Idaho
Fremont County Courthouse, St. Anthony, Idaho
Shoshone County Courthouse (Built 1906), Wallace, Idaho
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1940), Weiser, Idaho
IllinoisEx-Alexander County Courthouse (Built 1848), Thebes, Illinois
Edgar County Courthouse (Built 1891), Paris, Illinois
Ex-State Capitol and ex-Fayette County Courthouse (Built 1836), Vandalia, Illinois
Hardin County Courthouse (Built 1926), Elizabethtown, Illinois
Henderson County Courthouse (Built 1843), Oquawka, Illinois
Former Iroquois County Courthouse (Built 1866 & 1881), Watseka, Illinois
Illinois Appellate Court (Built 1851-1857), Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Jersey County Courthouse (Built 1893), Jerseyville, Illinois
Knox County Courthouse (Built 1882-1884), Galesburg, Illinois
Macoupin County Courthouse (Built 1867-1870), Carlinville, Illinois
Massac County Courthouse and Superman statue, Metropolis, Illinois
Saline County Courthouse, Harrisburg, Illinois
Warren County Courthouse (Built 1894), Monmouth, Illinois
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1884), Nashville, Illinois
IndianaDaviess County Courthouse (Built 1928-1929), Washington, Indiana
Decatur County Courthouse (Built 1854-1860), Greensburg, Indiana
Dubois County Courthouse (Built 1906), Jasper, Indiana
Elkhart County Courthouse (Built 1868), Goshen, Indiana
Fulton County Courthouse (Built 1895-1896), Rochester, Indiana
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1854-1855), Madison, Indiana
Jennings County Courthouse (Built 1859-1860), Vernon, Indiana
Johnson County Courthouse (Built 1879-1881), Franklin, Indiana
Former Lake County Courthouse (Built 1878-1879 & 1907 & 1928), Crown Point, Indiana
Marshall County Courthouse (Built 1870-1872), Plymouth, Indiana
Monroe County Courthouse (Built 1907), Bloomington, Indiana
Morgan County Courthouse (Built 1857), Martinsville, Indiana
Noble County Courthouse (Built 1888), Albion, Indiana
Ohio County Courthouse (Built 1845), Rising Sun, Indiana
Owen County Courthouse (Built 1910), Spencer, Indiana
Former St. Joseph County Courthouse (Built 1853-1855), South Bend, Indiana
Tippecanoe County Courthouse Detail (Built 1881-1885), Lafayette, Indiana
Tippecanoe County Courthouse (Built 1881-1885), Lafayette, Indiana
Tippecanoe County Courthouse Detail (Built 1881-1885), Lafayette, Indiana
IowaBuena Vista County Courthouse (Built 1970), Storm Lake, Iowa
Dallas County Courthouse (Built 1902), Adel, Iowa
Dubuque County Courthouse (Built 1899), Dubuque, Iowa
Franklin County Courthouse (Built 1890), Hampton, Iowa
Jasper County Courthouse, Newton, Iowa
Mitchell County Courthouse (Built 1858), Osage, Iowa
Detail of Mitchell County Courthouse, Osage, Iowa
Worth County Courthouse (Built 1893), Northwood, Iowa
KansasBarton County Courthouse (Built 1917), Great Bend, Kansas
Ellis County Courthouse (Built 1942), Hays, Kansas
Geary County Courthouse (Built 1899), Junction City, Kansas
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1960's), Oskaloosa, Kansas
McPherson County Courthouse (Built 1894), McPherson, Kansas
KentuckyFulton County Courthouse (Built 1903), Hickman, Kentucky
Mason County Courthouse (Built 1844-1846), Maysville, Kentucky
Nelson County Courthouse (Built 1891-1892), Bardstown, Kentucky
LouisianaClaiborne Parish (Built 1860), Claiborne, Louisiana
East Feliciana Parish Courthouse (Built 1840), Clinton, Louisiana
Evangeline Parish Courthouse (Built 1912), Ville Platte, Louisiana
Iberia Parish Courthouse, New Iberia, Louisiana
St. Mary Parish Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana
MaineKennebec County Courthouse (Built 1830), Augusta, Maine
Lincoln County Courthouse (Built 1824), Wiscasset, Maine
Ex-Lincoln County Courthouse (Built 1761), Pownalsborough, Maine
Oxford County Courthouse (Built 1845), South Paris, Maine
Penobscot County Courthouse, Bangor, Maine
Sagadahoc County Courthouse, Bath, Maine
MarylandCaroline County Courthouse, Denton, Maryland
Carroll County Courthouse (Built 1836), Westminster, Maryland
Queen Annes County Courthouse, Centerville, Maryland
Somerset County Courthouse, Princess Anne, Maryland
MassachusettsPlymouth County Courthouse (Built 1820, remodeled 1857), Plymouth, Massachusetts
MichiganGrand Traverse County Courthouse (Built 1898-1900), Traverse City, Michigan
Hillsdale County Courthouse (Built 1898), Hillsdale, Michigan
Houghton County Courthouse, Houghton, Michigan
Iron County Courthouse, Crystal Falls, Michigan
Detail of Lake County Courthouse (Built 1927), Baldwin, Michigan
Lake County Courthouse (Built 1927), Baldwin, Michigan
Marquette County Courthouse (Built 1902-1904), Marquette, Michigan
Menominee County Courthouse, Menominee, Michigan
Midland County Courthouse (Built 1924), Midland, Michigan
Oscoda County Courthouse (Built 1888), Mio, Michigan
Otsego County Courthouse, Gaylord, Michigan
MinnesotaBlue Earth County Courthouse (Built 1886), Mankato, Minnesota
Dakota County Courthouse, Hastings, Minnesota
Grant County Courthouse (Built 1905-1906), Elbow Lake, Minnesota
Kanabec County Courthouse, Mora, Minnesota
Lac qui Parle County Courthouse (Built 1899), Madison, Minnesota
Lake County Courthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota
Martin County Courthouse, Fairmont, Minnesota
MississippiAmite County Courthouse (Built 1839-1841), Liberty, Mississippi
Attala County Courthouse (Built 1894), Kosciusko, Mississippi
Claiborne County Courthouse, Port Gibson, Mississippi
Clarke County Courthouse, Quitman, Mississippi
George County Courthouse, Lucedale, Mississippi
Hinds County Courthouse (Built 1857-1859), Raymond, Mississippi
Jefferson Davis County Courthouse (Built 1907), Prentiss, Mississippi
Jones County Courthouse, Ellisville, Mississippi
Lawrence County Courthouse, Monticello, Mississippi
Madison County Courthouse (Built 1854-1858), Canton, Mississippi
Marion County Courthouse (Built 1903), Columbia, Mississippi
Perry County Courthouse (Built 1907), New Augusta, Mississippi
Simpson County Courthouse (Built 1907), Mendenhall, Mississippi
Stone County Courthouse, Wiggins, Mississippi
Tallahatchie County Courthouse (Built 1909), Sumner, Mississippi
Walthall County Courthouse (Built 1916-1917), Tylertown, Mississippi
Wayne County Courthouse, Waynesboro, Mississippi
MissouriHoward County Courthouse, Fayette, Missouri
Ex-Johnson County Courthouse (Built 1838), Warrensburg, Missouri
Lafayette County Courthouse, Lexington, Missouri
Cannon ball in column of Lafayette County Courthouse, Lexington, Missouri
Moniteau County Courthouse (Built 1868), California, Missouri
Newton County Courthouse (Built 1936), Neosho, Missouri
Washington County Courthouse (Built 1908), Potosi, Missouri
MontanaBeaverhead County Courthouse (Built 1887), Dillon, Montana
Ex-Beaverhead County Courthouse (Built 1875), Bannack, Montana
Chouteau County Courthouse (Built 1884), Fort Benton, Montana
Phillips County Courthouse, Malta, Montana
Roosevelt County Courthouse, Wolf Point, Montana
Wilbaux County Courthouse (Built 1953), Wilbaux, Montana
NebraskaGage County Courthouse (Built 1890), Beatrice, Nebraska
Hall County Courthouse (Built 1902-1904), Grand Island, Nebraska
Johnson County Courthouse, Tecumseh, Nebraska
Phelps County Courthouse (Built 1910), Holdredge, Nebraska
Saunders County Courthouse (Built 1904), Wahoo, Nebraska
Webster County Courthouse (Built 1914), Red Cloud, Nebraska
NevadaElko County Courthouse (Built 1910-1911), Elko, Nevada
Lincoln County Courthouse (Built 1938), Pioche, Nevada
New HampshireCarroll County Courthouse (Built 1916), Ossipee, New Hampshire
New JerseySussex County Courthouse (Built 1847), Newton, New Jersey
New MexicoColfax County Courthouse (Built 1936), Raton, New Mexico
Dona Ana County Courthouse (Built 1937), Las Cruces, New Mexico
Hidalgo County Courthouse (Built 1926-1927), Lordsburg, New Mexico
Union County Courthouse (Built 1908), Clayton, New Mexico
New YorkChautauqua County Courthouse (Built 1907-1908), Mayville, New York
Chemung County Courthouse complex (Built 1836 & 1861), Elmira, New York
Chenango County Courthouse (Built 1837), Norwich, New York
Clinton County Courthouse (Built 1889), Plattsburgh, New York
Cortland County Courthouse (Built 1922-1923), Cortland, New York
Erie County Hall (Built 1872), Buffalo, New York
Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, New York
Lewis County Courthouse (Built 1852 & 1948), Lowville, New York
Niagara County Courthouse (Built 1914), Lockport, New York
Oneida County Courthouse (Built 1869), Rome, New York
Oswego County Courthouse, (Built 1860), Oswego, New York
Schuyler County Courthouse, Watkins Glen, New York
Seneca County ex-Courthouse clerks office and GAR buildings (The Three Bears), Ovid, New York
Steuben County Courthouse, Bath, New York
Wayne County Courthouse, Lyons, New York
Yates County Courthouse, Penn Yan, New York
North CarolinaCamden County Courthouse (Built 1847), Camden, North Carolina
Old Davidson County Courthouse (Built 1858-1867), Lexington, North Carolina
Ex-Gaston County Courthouse, Dallas, North Carolina
Madison County Courthouse (Built 1907), Marshall, North Carolina
Pasquotank County Courthouse (Built 1882), Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Stokes County Courthouse (Built 1904), Danbury, North Carolina
Union County Courthouse (Built 1886), Monroe, North Carolina
North DakotaBillings County Courthouse, Medora, North Dakota
Ex-Billings County Courthouse (Built 1913), Medora, North Dakota
Emmons County Courthouse (Built 1933), Linton, North Dakota
La Moure County Courthouse, La Moure, North Dakota
Stark County Courthouse, Dickinson, North Dakota
Steele County Courthouse (Built 1905), Finley, Noth Dakota
Traill County Courthouse (Built 1906), Hillsboro, North Dakota
OhioCrawford County Courthouse (Built 1906-1908), Bucyrus, Ohio
Erie County Courthouse (Built 1936-1939; First floor walls 1874), Sandusky, Ohio
Greene County Courthouse, Xenia, Ohio
Holmes County Courthouse (Built 1884-1886), Millersburg, Ohio
Meigs County Courthouse (Built 1845-1848), Pomeroy, Ohio
Miami County Courthouse Dome (Built 1888), Troy, Ohio
Miami County Courthouse (Built 1888), Troy, Ohio
Monroe County Courthouse, Woodsfield, Ohio
Morrow County Courthouse, Mount Gilead, Ohio
Putnam County Courthouse (Built 1912-1913), Ottawa, Ohio
Ross County Courthouse (Built 1858), Chillicothe, Ohio
Union County Courthouse (Built 1881), Marysville, Ohio
Wayne County Courthouse (Built 1877-1879), Wooster, Ohio
Wood County Courthouse (Built 1894-1896), Bowling Green, Ohio
OklahomaWagoner County Courthouse (Built 1946), Wagoner, Oklahoma
OregonBenton County Courthouse, Corvallis, Oregon
Douglas County Courthouse, Roseburg, Oregon
Morrow County Courthouse (Built 1903), Heppner, Oregon
Wheeler County Courthouse (Built 1901), Fossil, Oregon
PennsylvaniaArmstrong County Courthouse and Jail (Built 1856-1860), Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Cameron County Courthouse (Built 1890), Emporium, Pennsylvania
Carbon County Courthouse (Built 1894), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Clarion County Courthouse (Built 1883), Clarion, Pennsylvania
Side view of Clarion County Courthouse (Built 1883), Clarion, Pennsylvania
Fayette County Courthouse (Built 1890-1892 & 1927-1928), Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1867), Brookville, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Northampton County Courthouse (Built 1860-1861), Easton, Pennsylvania
Sullivan County Courthouse (Built 1894), Laporte, Pennsylvania
Venango County Courthouse (Built 1868), Franklin, Pennsylvania
Wayne County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pennsylvania
South CarolinaBarnwell County Courthouse, Barnwell, South Carolina
Chester County Courthouse (Built 1852), Chester, South Carolina
Former Kershaw County Courthouse, Camden, South Carolina
Lancaster County Courthouse (Built 1828), Lancaster, South Carolina
Marlboro County Courthouse, Bennettsville, South Carolina
South DakotaCorson County Courthouse (Built 1910), McIntosh, South Dakota
Douglas County Courthouse (Built 1927), Armour, South Dakota
Haakon County Courthouse, Phillip, South Dakota
Hamlin County Courthouse (Built 1916), Hayti, South Dakota
Jerauld County Courthouse (Built 1930), Wessington Springs, South Dakota
Kingsbury County Courthouse, De Smet, South Dakota
TennesseeCumberland County Courthouse (Built 1905), Crossville, Tennessee
Greene County Courthouse, Greeneville, Tennessee
Loudon County Courthouse (Built 1871-1872), Loudon, Tennessee
McMinn County Courthouse (Built 1966), Athens, Tennessee
Rhea County Courthouse (Built 1891), Dayton, Tennessee
Smith County Courthouse (Built 1877), Carthage, Tennessee
Van Buren County Courthouse (Built 1904), Spencer, Tennessee
White County Courthouse (Built 1974), Sparta, Tennessee
TexasDeaf Smith County Courthouse (Built 1910), Hereford, Texas
DeWitt County Courthouse (Built 1894), Cuero, Texas
Gonzales County Courthouse (Built 1894-1896), Gonzales, Texas
Grimes County Courthouse (Built 1894), Anderson, Texas
Hartley County Courthouse (Built 1906) Channing, Texas
Lee County Courthouse (Built 1899), Giddings, Texas
UtahWashington County Courthouse, St. George, Utah
Ex-Washington County Courthouse (Built 1866-1876), St. George, Utah
VermontWindham County Courthouse (Built 1825). Newfane, Vermont
VirginiaAccomack County Courthouse (Built 1899), Accomac, Virginia
Brunswick County Courthouse, Lawrenceville, Virginia
Caroline County Courthouse (Built 1803-1809), Bowling Green, Virginia
Clarke County Courthouse (Built 1840), Berryville, Virginia
Culpeper County Courthouse, Culpeper, Virginia
Frederick County Courthouse (Built 1840), Winchester, Virginia
Goochland County Courthouse (Built 1826), Goochland, Virginia
Greene County Courthouse (Built 1838), Stanardsville, Virginia
Greensville County Courthouse (Built 1781), Emporia, Virginia
Hanover County Courthouse (Built 1735), Hanover, Virginia
Ex-Isle of Wight County Courthouse (Built 1752), Smithfield, Virginia
King George County (Built 1915) Courthouse, King George Virginia
Louisa County Courthouse (Built 1905), Louisa, Virginia
Madison County Courthouse (Built 1829), Madison, Virginia
Former Prince William County Courthouse (Built 1822), Brentsville, Virginia
Rappahanock County Courthouse (Built 1871) Washington, Virginia
Spotsylvania County Courthouse (Built 1839), Spotsylvania Virginia
Sussex County Courthouse (Built 1828), Sussex, Virginia
Petersburg City Courthouse, Petersburg, Virginia
WashingtonColumbia County Courthouse (Built 1887), Dayton, Washington
Garfield County Courthouse, Pomeroy, Washington
Skamania County Courthouse, Stevenson, Washington
West VirginiaBerkeley County Courthouse (Built 1855-1856), Martinsburg, West Virginia
Jefferson County Courthouse (Built 1836), Charlestown, West Virginia
Marion County Courthouse (Built 1897-1900), Fairmont, West Virginia
Marshall County Courthouse Built (1875-1876), Moundsville, West Virginia
Wetzel County Courthouse (Built 1900-1902), New Martinsville, West Virginia
Wirt County Courthouse (Built 1911), Elizabeth, West Virginia
WisconsinFlorence County Courthouse, Florence, Wisconsin
Lafayette County Courthouse (Built 1905), Darlington, Wisconsin
Marinette County Courthouse, Marinette, Wisconsin
Pierce County Courthouse (Built 1905), Ellsworth, Wisconsin

 

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Updated date: October 31, 2008