We went for a pointless drive--on purpose / myLot

United States

September 4, 2018 7:19am CST

I was tired of just staying at home. Hubby still is tired, but loves to go for drives. He had seen this courthouse before, but I had not. It is in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. It is made from native limestone and walnut interior wood. I would love to tour it someday.Yesterday was Labor Day so it would not have been open. I love the red metal roofing and the iron work on the top. I will perhaps find information to share in the comments about the history of the building. I tried to take pictures of the historic sign, but I do not believe they are readable.

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Mike

@Mike197602 (15504)

• United Kingdom

4 Sep 18

Looks a bit french to me

I used to go on many pointless rides when I had motorbikes...in a car I find I just drive if I have to get somewhere.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

Yes, they said it was French something or other style. That is why I want to find the details to wake up my brain.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

Looks like Marlina found it. Yay!!

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marguicha

@marguicha (230334)

• Chile

4 Sep 18

The building is beautiful. They don´t build like that anymore. Thanks for sharing

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

There are so many things around here built of native limestone. I love seeing the buildings, big and small.

Sandy

@velvet53 (24417)

• Palisade, Colorado

4 Sep 18

That is so awesome! I would love to take a tour of it.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

I think we will get to at some point.

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Sandy

@velvet53 (24417)

• Palisade, Colorado

5 Sep 18

@GardenGerty I hope that you can. That would be so much fun.

Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

4 Sep 18

I just found this and enjoyed looking at it.

Chase County Courthouse (Cottonwood Falls) - All You Need to Know Before You Go - UPDATED 2018 (Cottonwood Falls, KS) - TripAdvi

www.tripadvisor.ca

Chase County Courthouse, Cottonwood Falls: See 44 reviews, articles, and 25 photos of Chase County Courthouse, ranked No.1 on TripAdvisor among 7 attractions in Cottonwood Falls.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

Thank you for doing my leg work. My photo of the historical marker sign is not nearly so clear as on this website. I learned a lot yesterday.

Anna

@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

4 Sep 18

It's a beautiful building, I would also like to visit the interior.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

When I go I will take pictures to share. @marlina found a website about it.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381858)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 18

We haven't done it for a while but we used to go for drives round the area when we first came to live here.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

We used to do it a lot more. Not so much since we moved. I think hubby's job wore him out. We have been in this area for almost three years now, and it is time to do more exploring.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381858)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 18

@GardenGerty We did a lot more exploring once we started having the odd backpacker staying (as a couch-surfer). We felt we should take them around a bit so of course discovered a lot of things that we hadn't known about before.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

4 Sep 18

Remember when gas was cheap? Pointless drives were the norm. Did you have a feeling of nostalgia?

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

4 Sep 18

We used to drive a little car that got 40 mpg. Hubby is restoring another one like it. Driving around seems to be our biggest vice. Yes, it did make me feel nostalgic for when we were newly weds.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

4 Sep 18

That is a magnificent old building! I love looking at old buildings and love hopping in the car with my husband and going for aimless drives in the countryside or along the beach. We usually take the convertible, but it's been too hot for it lately.