Lincoln County Courthouse

Front of Courthouse

The Lincoln County Courthouse was built in 1963. It is a two-story brick building. The courthouse is 22,500 square feet. The courthouse building is in generally good condition, with some minor deficiencies.

The exterior walls have some minor cracking and do have some moss and mold present. The roof has both a partly pitched copper roof and partly low/no slope rubber membrane. The copper roof is original and appears to be in good repair. The low slope roof does have some problems and we recommend it is removed and new tapered insulation be installed to improve the slope to the drains and add insulation value to the roof. The windows and doors appear to be in overall good shape. The windows are original and aluminum framed. The doors are aluminum and are in good condition.

The handicap entrance is up a wooden ramp that does not meet ADA standards; it is located at the rear of the building. Parking is adequate except the aisle between the parking spaces is too small and the sign does not indicate a $100.00 fine as required by state law. The accessible restrooms are located on the first floor and they do meet the standards, but the restrooms on the second floor need to be modified.

The building has a fire alarm system, but no sprinkler system and partially working lighted exit signs. We recommend replacing the exit signs with new LCD signs and that the exit out of the second floor be reviewed by the fire marshal for compliance with existing codes.

The building is heated by a nine unit, pulse fired, Hydrotherm system, which is around twelve years old. Cooling is handled through a myriad of systems. The building contains rooftop condensers, rooftop units, interior air handlers, and ground located heat pumps. The jail contains window unit air conditioners. Several rooftop units were in disuse. The air handler equipment was mostly 15 or more years old. Ductwork often ran through halls or uncovered ceilings. Some rooms were described as hard to heat and at least one contains two baseboard heaters. One ground/basement level room is serviced by two Fujitsu split ductless systems. It is recommended that larger zone type cooling systems be installed in place of the existing cooling systems. An energy management system should be installed to control all the units throughout the building. This should reduce energy and maintenance costs and still provide the control required by the different offices.

To meet space requirements, it is recommended that an annex be added, approximately 24,000 square feet, at an estimated cost of $3,600,000 and a new storage building of 5,000 square feet, at an estimated cost of $300,000

Total Cost. $4,894,668

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