The Goodson, Jonas, and Hoyle Building (1924), was erected as a fuel oil company with offices on the second floor accessed by a doorway with an unusual balustraded transom area located at the southeast corner of the building.
The first story housed a distinctive angled brick corner automobile service station that was recessed beneath the second story with a drive-through and large open bays. At one point the businesses was known as Bumgarner’s Service Station, and in 1957 was listed in the city directory as the Central Service Station. Bob Ramseur purchased the building in 1970 and soon therafter enclosed the open bays, converting them to storefronts for a sandwich shop and a yarn shop.
At some point the adjacent, ca. 1925, one-story brick building facing North Aspen Street was joined by an inner passage to the Goodson, Jonas, and Hoyle Building. Although the form of the two-story building is unusual for Lincolnton, the details clearly reflect the 1920s Commercial Style.
