Lincoln County Courthouse (Kentucky)

Lincoln County Courthouse is the building in Stanford, Kentucky, the county seat of Lincoln County, where trial courts conduct their affairs, and other county governmental offices are located. The building was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Lincoln County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lincoln County Courthouse
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Location	Stanford, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°31′47″N 84°39′41″W
Built	1909
Built by	F. Krueger & Sons
Architect	Milburn, Heister & Company
Architectural style	classical Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.	76000915 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 22, 1976

History

Lincoln County Courthouse

Stanford, originally called Logan's Fort, was named the county seat of Lincoln County in 1786. The current building was constructed in 1909 at the site of the original building. This structure was the fourth building used as courthouse.^[2]

Never destroyed by fire or flooding, the courthouse contains original documents dating back to 1781, and are the oldest courthouse records in the state.^[3]

Architecture

Cupola

Constructed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, the building features include a cupola with a clock on each side at the top of the building. The Ionic order portico fronting includes round brick columns.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. Stanford, Kentucky walking tour Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine url accessed on May 10, 2008.
3. "Kentucky Historical Society"

External links

• Lincoln County Kentucky, Government web site