Courthouse

Municipio

The Courthouse is the main building in Pine Lake regarding law and recording different historical events that have happened on Pine Island and it serves as the workplace for the mayor. The building takes inspiration from the Hill Valley Courthouse from Back to The Future.

Construction
Construction for the Courthouse began in 1868 and ended in 1885, during that time there were large wooden scaffolds all around the building, and it was empty. During the quest, Tracked, the player is required to go to 1884 during the construction of the building and to collect one of the Trackers that were on the top of it.

Background
The Courthouse was a prominent location throughout the story. It housed the Archives which contained valuable information on events like the kidnapping of Henry Philas, information on the Accordion Man, Crimson's Logs, and the Noir quest. According to a newspaper published in 1993, there is only one mayor mentioned in the game who governed the town, the mayor's name was Mayor Burger, and upon winning the election he proclaimed, "My pledge is to keep Pine Lake truly a nice place to live in. My love is with the green lands about, and I will do what I can, that the architecture of this city should complement this idea."

Interior
Upon entering the building, there are two rows of chairs and a single table on the left and right. If you walk to the left you'll see the Post Office which is one of the jobs in the game. If you walk to your right, you'll fight a staircase that leads upstairs to the Archives where it is managed by Mrs. Nice and features records of Pine Island's past.

Act 2
In ACT II/Beta Timeline, Crimson erected Tower 1 right on top of it, similar to Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise from Back to The Future and the Citadel from Half-Life 2. Both of the buildings being the main headquarters and base of operations of the villain.

Act 3
In ACT III/Gamma Timeline, Crimson was already in control of Pine Island in the 1980s and revamped the Courthouse while he governed the town. During the Aurora quest, the player gets the opportunity to access the mayor's working space/office via the Key to Crimson's office to figure out more about the Aurora.