The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse

Laura Simon

Sunday, February 22, 2015

A visual tour of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015.

Old clock faces are stored inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Associate Commissioner Charlie Herbst takes photos inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A stained glass window is seen above the top floor of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The original soldier from the fountain outside the Common Pleas Courthouse stands inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)

A stained glass window is seen above the top floor of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The lower part of the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Old decorations are stored inside the attic of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Items stored inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)

Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds, Andrew Blattner, checks out features inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Associate Commissioner Charlie Herbst takes photos inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A stained glass window is seen above the top floor of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A view from the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Associate Commissioner Charlie Herbst takes photos inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds, Andrew Blattner, looks out over Jackson from the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Items stored inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A view from the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A view from the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A view from the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Items stored inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A view from the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A view from the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds, Andrew Blattner, checks out features inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The rear of the clock faces are seen inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The rear of the clock faces are seen inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Messages and names are seen on the wall of the clock room of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Messages and names are seen on the wall of the clock room of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Messages and names are seen on the wall of the clock room of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Associate Commissioner Charlie Herbst takes photos inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Old decorations are stored inside the attic of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Circuit Court Division 3 courtroom of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The jury room of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The courtroom inside of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The courtroom inside of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Clockwork inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The bell room inside the dome of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The employee lounge on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The employee lounge on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The employee lounge on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Division V courtroom on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Division V courtroom on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The employee lounge on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Division V courtroom on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Division V courtroom on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Division V courtroom on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A sign directs ladies to the restroom on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Stairs lead to the second floor of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The drug court office is located on lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A radiator suspends from the ceiling in the drug court office on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Plaster is missing from the new door that was installed in the drug court office on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The drug court office on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Sheila Sauer, drug court administrator, sits in her office on the lower level of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Old doors lead to the murder vault inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The boiler room inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The boiler room inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The boiler room inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The boiler room inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The boiler room inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
A file cabinet inside the records office of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Sue Busche, an optic/scanner tech, works inside her office at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Files are stacked up inside a vault at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Files are stacked up inside a vault at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Files are stacked up inside a vault at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
An old vault is used to house files on current homicide cases at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Cape Girardeau County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Angel Woodruff, walks to the lower level of the "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds, Andrew Blattner, looks over items inside the "murder vault" at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "murder vault" inside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, as seen Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The "hanging tree" is seen outside the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)
The Circuit Court Division 3 courtroom of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. (Laura Simon)