tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post5635845659656350286..comments2024-03-25T02:21:43.523-04:00Comments on 30Squares: E. L. Moore's Court HouseJ D Lowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07907821767203109311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post-9785868473938792242016-10-17T05:53:48.839-04:002016-10-17T05:53:48.839-04:00I don't know where he got the idea for this mo...I don't know where he got the idea for this model either. You're right, it seems odd for a court house - made of wood and rather barn-like - but, it might be based on a real building. Somewhere around the house I have a book with photos of all the court houses (old and new) in Texas, and I recall there were a lot of different designs. <br /><br />Wikipedia says that there are 5 states with a York County: Maine, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. That at least narrows the prototype search. There are also 2 Canadian provinces with a York County: Ontario and New Brunswick. There are lots of wooden barns here in Ontario. Maybe ELM was using a really way-out prototype :-)<br /><br />A layout without a train is not without precedent. I have a book called Modelled Architecture written by P. R. Wickham, published in 1948 with a picture on pg 129 of what he calls a 'complete layout' of an English town, built around a town square, in 1/4 inch scale that takes up a dedicated 7ft x 12.5ft room. If he actually built it, it must have been quite impressive.J D Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907821767203109311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post-76322145319143894682016-10-17T00:39:27.478-04:002016-10-17T00:39:27.478-04:00He must've conjured this design on his own. G...He must've conjured this design on his own. Googling courthouse images, I can't find anything that resembles this. Most are masonry, not wood, and most have pillars the entire height of the building. <br /><br />I swear, just like ELM who didn't feel a need for actual trains in his dioramas, I should just model colonial Williamsburg in the style of ELM.VBDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354416562358609303noreply@blogger.com