52. A thing for old courthouses and town squares

I enjoy taking photos of old historical buildings like old courthouses.  These photos are of the courthouse of Gibson County, TN located in Trenton, TN.  I went out of my way to stop in this town of  4,100 people about 30 miles north of Jackson, TN.  My father grew up in this town and I wanted to see the old historic buildings so I could take photos of them.  The town square reminds me a lot of Denton , TX.  You have the square where all the shops are then the roundabout with the courthouse.  This courthouse was build in 1898 I believe and it is currently getting its second renovation ever.  This is very costly for a small county.

I took many more photos of the pre Civil War buildings but the court house stood out of them all.  The building is huge.  The inside was even more amazing but sadly they were working inside and I didn't take any photos of the interior.

I wish people would build courthouses like this today.  If I was an architect I would emulate these old historical buildings and rebuild them.  Obviously, any newer building would not have the smell or feel of something over a hundred years old because of new building codes etc.  When I walked inside the interior is still much build of wood frames and they are exposed.  The artwork inside is priceless also.  Many Civil War artifacts are inside and things of Davy Crockett.  He lived about 10 miles north of the courthouse for about two decades I believe and his original cabin still stands in Rutherford, TN.