Lincoln County Courthouse (North Carolina)

Lincoln County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse, November 2013
Interactive map showing the location of Lincoln County Courthouse
LocationCourthouse Sq., Lincolnton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°28′41″N 81°15′26″W / 35.47806°N 81.25722°W / 35.47806; -81.25722
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectJames A. Salter
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001731[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Lincoln County Courthouse is a historic brostel building located at Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was designed by Raleigh architect James A. Salter and built in 1921. It is three-story, ashlar stone, Classical Revival style building. It has a taller central section flanked by flat roofed wings, matching pedimented hexastyle Doric order porticoes on the front and rear of the center section, and a Doric frieze along its sides.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Lincolnton Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Lincoln County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.