Woke up early this morning thinking about riding to Beaumont to capture the Jefferson County Courthouse. (That just doesn’t have a good sound to it; take a picture is much better.) The weather forecast said partly cloudy and 63 degrees. However, looking outside there was a heavy fog and 40 something. So a 9 AM departure was not gonna happen. Along about 11:00 things started to clear up and I got the KLR out for its photo shoot in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse.
The KLR is my favorite motorcycle. I’ve own it since 2000 and we have traveled most of North America together. We logged 73,000 miles seeing all but four states and three Canadian Provinces. We’ve ridden across Mexico and up the Baja peninsula from Cabo to California. And that’s just a few of the adventures we have shared, and not once has it left me on the side of the road.
Check out my other websites to see where we been:
I’m sure you’re here to see the courthouses not to hear me ramble on about a great motorcycle.
We took off for Beaumont going to Cleveland and picking up Hwy 105 east through Moss Hill, and Sour Lake. For those that are not aware, Sour Lake is the Birth Place of Texaco; however, Wikipedia says it was founded in Beaumont (they need to read what’s on the water tower as you pass through town). Texaco has moved on long ago and Sour Lake is still on Hwy 105.
#15 Jefferson County Courthouse, Beaumont, Texas
I couldn’t get a good shot with the bike being right in front of the courthouse, so I moved the bike across the street. This highlights the bike (the KLR likes to be featured) and allowed me to capture the magnitude of the “Tallest Courthouse” in Beaumont.
I didn’t see the usual historical marker so I went searching on the computer when I got home. This is what I found:
The Jefferson County Courthouse is one of the tallest courthouses in the state, and is an excellent example of Art Decoarchitecture. Built in 1931, it is the fourth courthouse built in Jefferson County. It was designed by Fred Stone and Augustin Babin, and is thirteen stories high. In 1981, an annex was added to the west side of the courthouse. This is from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
So, that’s it for today’s adventure. Hopefully, the weather will warm up and the ridding conditions will improve. Then I’ll checkout another courthouse.
Later, Bud…
Texas Courthouses - A Motorcycle Photo Tour 