The Lamar County Courthouse in Paris, Texas is a very important building to me because it is the very first time I was able to see the amount of detail that goes into restoring a historical courthouse.  In 2005, my grandpa became the project manager of this restoration project and this allowed me to get an insight on how the courthouse was built.  It was amazing to me to see how much detail was put into a building, especially a historical restoration where everything had to be the same as the original courthouse. After this experience I knew that I wanted to work on buildings such as this which is what led me to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering.  I remember six-year-old me entering the building and be amazed by the amount of history and architecture involved in the design of a courthouse in a small town in Texas.