Courthouse Windows by auntietk

Photography • Architecture • posted on Nov 23, 2010

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Description

Inside the Chase County, Kansas courthouse. These second floor windows would have provided necessary light when the courthouse was built in 1873. The second floor houses the courtroom and a couple of offices, with the open staircase in the middle of the space and open hallways around the stairwell. No electricity in 1873, so natural daylight would have been an important consideration when designing a building like this. We're so used to having bright lights indoors. The lights were on in the stairwell and the hallways, even though it was a brilliantly sunny day and light was streaming in through these tall windows. Probably some OSHA regulation. :P

Comments (29)

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Faemike55

11:09AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Wonderful capture! very beautiful windows

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durleybeachbum

11:10AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

So elegant! very clever of you to get the exposure perfect..I can rarely manage this.

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GARAGELAND

11:11AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Wonderful golden tones

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bazza

11:40AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Wonderful looking windows, well captured Tara.

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anmes

11:47AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Wonderfully elegant. love it!

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jayfar

11:47AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Some one went to great 'panes' to make and install these windows!!! Lovely shot.

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bmac62

11:47AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Beautiful composition and postwork. Bet tall windows and very high ceilings throughout the building encouraged summer breezes...so essential before the days of air conditioning. But just think of the dust that would have come with those breezes! This was dustbowl country in the 1930s.

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KateBlack10

11:49AM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Beautiful shot and very interesting narrative - must be a beautiful building throughout.

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awjay

12:08PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

not such a good view for the accused

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flavia49

12:13PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

lovely image

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helanker

12:49PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

A very nice "triptych" Window :-D Beautiful shot Tara :-)

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costapanos

12:53PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Beautiful composition and narrative. Love the softwarm glow.

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jmb007

1:10PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

bonne photo!

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aksirp

2:14PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

awe-inspiring courthouse & windows!

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Vialliy

2:55PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Nice symmetry.

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rockstrider

3:08PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Nicely done not to blow out the window detail Tara! Fantastic capture!

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rocserum

3:13PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

wonderful architectural details! RS

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RodS

6:00PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Beautiful photo, full of light and form! Excellent, Tara! Yeah, OSHA was't around when they built that courthouse - and they didn't have a litigation-crazed society like we do now! LOL!

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MrsRatbag

6:34PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

The windows are lovely, but it's the light that's the star of the shot! Great capture!

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goodoleboy

7:58PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Stellar lighting effects and the windows most unique in their shape. One of the last things the condemned sees before he is led off to confinement.

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babuci

11:12PM | Tue, 23 November 2010

Wonderful natural glow. The flower is a nice touch.

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beachzz

12:25AM | Wed, 24 November 2010

I have never even thought about the importance of windows before electricity. Not only have you informed me ,but you did it beautifully with this foto.

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