LINCOLN COUNTY
Updated 12/31/99
The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office statewide inventory contains information on nearly 190 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in Lincoln County.
A countywide architectural survey was completed in 1985. Surveys are cooperative local-state projects accomplished with grants and staff assistance from the Historic Preservation Office.
State grants of $137,000 assisted the county architectural survey and publication and the rehabilitation of the Lincoln Cultural Center, Fairview School, and the Jackson Iron Furnace. Federal grants of $24,411 assisted the survey and the restoration of Pleasant Retreat Academy.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Sixteen individual National Register listings across the county include farms, plantations, churches and cemeteries, camp meeting grounds, and the Lincoln County Courthouse.
LOCAL PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS
Lincoln County and the town of Lincolnton established a joint historic properties commission which has designated eight landmarks throughout the county. The county and town are Certified Local Governments.
The Historic Preservation Office reviewed and provided restoration technical services for the Motz-Caldwell-Love House, an income-producing tax credit project in Lincolnton, which has been completed at a construction investment of $70,000.
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PUBLICATIONS
The Historic Preservation Office assisted Lincoln County and the city of Lincolnton in publishing the findings of the architectural survey in Our Enduring Past: A Survey of 235 Years of Life and Architecture in Lincoln County, North Carolina in 1986.
The Historic Preservation Office has provided technical assistance for the restoration of the Pleasant Retreat Academy and the Lincoln Cultural Center in Lincolnton, the Red Springs Campground, and many other buildings throughout the county.