The Reinhardt Building, built in 1909 by local contractor Henry A. Kistler, it is the oldest in the “Reinhardt Block,” situated between West Main Street and West Sycamore Streets. Subsequent buildings constructed for R.S. Reinhardt in 1910, 1913, and 1915. Reinhardt was the owner of the Elm Grove Cotton Mill and involved locally in both real estate and banking. His name and building’s construction dates are visible at the top of several of the buildings.
The Reinhardt building is one of four three-story buildings in the Lincolnton Commercial District, a National Register District. The Classical Revival building is considered “one of three stylistically pivotal buildings in the district,” the other two being the Lincoln County Court House and First United Methodist Church.
The brick building’s rounded corner is truly one of its most defining features. It rests on a finished basement that was originally used as a pool room and lunch room. The top two floors have always housed offices, but the first floor was once the home of the Lincolnton Post Office.
