The Lincoln County Courthouse is a historic courthouse

Courthouse

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...

 in Kemmerer

Kemmerer, Wyoming

Kemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Lincoln County, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

United States

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. The courthouse's architecture is an unusual mixture of the Beaux-Arts and Classical Revival

Neoclassical architecture

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 styles. Built in 1925, it was designed by the Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah

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 architectural company of Headlund & Watkins. Located at the intersection of Sage Avenue and Garnet Street, the courthouse includes a high dome and classical façade

Facade

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, supported by large brick walls.

Functions

The courthouse remains functional today, housing the offices of the county commission

County commission

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ers and offices such as the county assessor

Assessor (property)

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, county clerk, and county treasurer

Treasurer

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. Not all county offices use the courthouse; for example, the sheriff's

Sheriff

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 office is located on a different street.

Recognition

Located adjacent to the courthouse is the Lincoln County War Memorial

War memorial

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. Dedicated on June 1, 1990, the memorial honors residents of Lincoln County who were killed in World War I

World War I

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, World War II

World War II

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, and the Korean

Korean War

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 and Vietnam

Vietnam War

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 Wars.

On November 8, 1984, the courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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.

External links

• County website
• Lincoln County Courthouse at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office