As you walk down Main, before you is the Lincoln County Courthouse, arguably the most iconic building in Lincoln County and the centerpiece of downtown.
The three-story Classic Revival building has Doric columns on each side. Built in 1923, it is the fifth courthouse built since 1785 when Lincoln County was named the county seat.
The building was designed by architect James A. Salter of Raleigh. Construction began on September 20, 1921. It took two years to finish and cost the county $350,000. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Several monuments stand on the grounds of the Court Square. A monument to the Confederate Soldiers of Lincoln County is made of granite and shelters a water fountain. This monument was built in 1911. To commemorate the 1780 Battle of Ramsour's Mill, a plaque on a large rock known as Tarleton's Tea Table, sits on the north side of the Courthouse. The Jacob Forney Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution moved this rock from the battleground to the courthouse lawn. The Lincoln County War Memorial sits on the east side of the Courthouse and honors veterans from the both World Wars, Korea, Granada, Lebanon, and Vietnam.
As you walk down Main, before you is the Lincoln County Courthouse, arguably the most iconic building in Lincoln County and the centerpiece of downtown.
The three-story Classic Revival building has Doric columns on each side. Built in 1923, it is the fifth courthouse built since 1785 when Lincoln County was named the county seat.
The building was designed by architect James A. Salter of Raleigh. Construction began on September 20, 1921. It took two years to finish and cost the county $350,000. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Several monuments stand on the grounds of the Court Square. A monument to the Confederate Soldiers of Lincoln County is made of granite and shelters a water fountain. This monument was built in 1911. To commemorate the 1780 Battle of Ramsour’s Mill, a plaque on a large rock known as Tarleton’s Tea Table, sits on the north side of the Courthouse. The Jacob Forney Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution moved this rock from the battleground to the courthouse lawn. The Lincoln County War Memorial sits on the east side of the Courthouse and honors veterans from the both World Wars, Korea, Granada, Lebanon, and Vietnam.