At the Courthouse

Small, rural towns are some of my favorite places.  They all have their own character.  They have neat churches, and old houses. If they are the county seat, they usually have a great courthouse.  I am always a little sad when I go to a town where the old courthouse has been torn down, and replaced with a boring modern building, that has all of the character of a shoe box. Luckily, my town, Asheboro, kept the old courthouse building, and the architect took cues from it when building the new one.  Here is a painting of them side by side.