{"nrhp_refnum":"94001457","name":"First United Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lincolnton","county":"Lincoln County","state":"NC","lat":35.472141382000075,"lon":-81.25540554499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-12-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Classical Revival-style church complex on the north corner of East Main and North Academy Streets in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, made up of three connected blocks built in 1919-1920, 1936, and 1956-1957. The original 1919-1920 sanctuary was designed from plans by C. W. Carlton.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is a well-preserved and handsome Classical Revival church, with the 1919-1920 sanctuary surviving remarkably intact and regarded as the most impressive twentieth-century public assembly space in Lincolnton. The 1936 and 1956-1957 additions repeat the form and yellow brick of the original, giving the county seat its most distinguished religious complex. Its significance is placed in architecture.","narrative":"Built in brick on East Main and North Academy Streets in Lincolnton, the First United Methodist Church is a Classical Revival complex assembled in three stages: the main sanctuary of 1919-1920, a Sunday School Annex of 1936, and an educational building of 1956-1957. The 1919-1920 block is dominated by a dome-covered pantheon-like entrance pavilion, a two-story portico, and fluted columns with acanthus capitals. The building follows plans by C. W. Carlton, first used for the Methodist church in Lenoir and dating from 1917. The sanctuary retains its stained oak woodwork, original or near-original colors, and a program of stained glass in ochre, gold, mauve, and green. The later blocks repeat the yellow brick and classical detailing. The complex is considered the most distinguished religious ensemble in the county seat and represents Classical Revival church design in Lincoln County.","period_of_significance":"1919-1920","architect_builder":"C. W. Carlton, architect","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.997033-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/7181/47718179/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/94001457.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001457/441f007b37-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001457/441f007b37-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"RoxylovesHistory","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_United_Methodist_Church,_201_E._Main_St.,_Lincolnton,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">RoxylovesHistory</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_United_Methodist_Church,_201_E._Main_St.,_Lincolnton,_NC.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"05001419","name":"Lincolnton Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/lincolnton-commercial-historic-district-05001419/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718179","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_United_Methodist_Church_(Lincolnton,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453997"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/lincoln-county/first-united-methodist-church-94001457/"}