Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Lincolnton Dry Cleaners, 1956
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Streamline Moderne Storefront, Lincolnton
This “modern” landmark is located on Main Street. It’s an increasingly endangered style in Georgia.
Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Garage & Filling Station, 1930s, Lincolnton
Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Anderson & Sons Building, Lincolnton
Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Lincolnton Fire Department
This appears to have originated as a 1930s-era filling station.
Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
The Lincoln Journal, Lincolnton
In 1882, John D. Colley and Thomas B. Hollenshead established Lincoln County’s first newspaper, the Lincolnton News. It was purchased by James H. Boykin in 1897 and renamed The Lincoln Journal. It remains the town’s official news source.
Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Peachtree Street Storefronts, Lincolnton
Downtown Lincolnton was surprisingly busy when I was there.
It was nice to see most of the storefronts still in use.
Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Home Cafe, Lincolnton
The Home Cafe has been open for a long time. It was quite busy while I was in town.
Lincolnton United Methodist Church, 1915
The early history of the Lincolnton Methodist congregation has been lost but it is known that they were meeting by the 1820s, along with Baptists and Presbyterians, in a frame building known as Union Church. Methodists met at Union until the present church was constructed in 1915.
Lincolnton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Lincoln County Courthouse, 1915, Lincolnton
Lincoln County was established in 1796 and the first court sessions were held in the home of Joseph Stovall. When Lincolnton was designated county seat circa 1800, a stone courthouse was constructed. A new courthouse was built in 1874 and served until the construction of the present structure. It was designed by prominent Southern architect G. Lloyd Preacher, who was responsible for such landmarks as the Atlanta City Hall and the Henry Grady Hotel, among numerous others.
National Register of Historic Places