Lincolnton Historic District
The Lincolnton Historic District, in Lincolnton, Georgia, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It included 126 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, a contributing site, and a contributing object.[1]
Lincolnton Historic District | |
Location | Roughly, along Washington, Peachtree, Goshen and Elm Sts., Lincolnton, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°47′29″N 82°28′38″W |
Area | 280 acres (1.1 km2) |
Built | 1796 |
Architect | G.L. Preacher |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Moderne, Queen Anne |
MPS | Lincoln County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 93000932[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 21, 1993 |
The district runs, roughly, along Washington, Peachtree, Goshen and Elm Streets in Lincolnton, and is 280 acres (1.1 km2) in area. Besides the contributing resources, it also includes 46 non-contributing buildings.[2]
It includes:
- the Lincoln County Courthouse, separately listed on the National Register, designed by G.L. Preacher
- Lincolnton Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, separately listed. This was once the "Union Church, was built in 1823 to serve as a meeting house for several different denominations, thus its name Union Church; such churches were a common phenomenon in early settlements but not many of these have survived. It is a simple gable front church with a cemetery that also dates back to the early 19th century."[2]
- Lamar-Blanchard House (1823), separately listed
- Blanchard Hotel (1941)
- a Sears, Roebuck and Company mail-order house, built in 1911 on Humphrey St. This is model "Modern Home No. 124", a "one-story Georgian Cottage with a full-facade, integral porch supported by oversized Ionic columns and exaggerated brackets giving it an unusual Neoclassical/Craftsman style appearance".[2]
It includes Bungalow/craftsman, Moderne, and Queen Anne architecture.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Lisa Raflo; Amy C. Kissane (June 10, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lincolnton Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 1, 2019. With accompanying 21 photos from 1991
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