Lincoln County Courthouse (Stanford, Kentucky)

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nrhp_type = nrhp


caption = Lincoln County Courthouse
location= Stanford, Kentucky
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 31
lat_seconds = 47
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 39
long_seconds = 41
long_direction = W
locmapin = Kentucky
area =
built =1909
architect= Milburn,Heister, & Co.; Krueger,F., & Sons
architecture= classical Beaux-Arts
added = April 22, 1976
governing_body = Local
refnum=76000915cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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.

History

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. [http://www.lincolnky.com/pdf/stanford_walking.pdf Stanford, Kentucky walking tour] url accessed on May 10, 2008.]

Never destroyed by fire or flooding, the courthouse contains original documents dating back to 1781, and are the oldest courthouse records in the state. [http://kentucky.gov/kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx?mode=County&county=69 "Kentucky Historical Society"] ]

Architecture

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. ]

References

External links

* [http://www.lincolnky.com/government.htm Lincoln County Kentucky, Government web site]