Goodson, Jonas and Hoyle Building (1924)
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If you continue to go clockwise around the Court Square, you will come to the Goodson, Jonas and Hoyle Building on the corner of North Aspen Street and North Court Square, street number 101.
C. L. Goodson, C. A. Jonas and P. A. Hoyle had this two-story brick building erected in 1924 and proudly put their names and the date on a marble panel near the roofline on the south elevation facing North Court Square. The three men owned a fuel oil company and had their offices on the second floor, which was accessed by a doorway with an unusual balustraded transom area located at the southeast corner of the building. The first story housed a distinctive automobile service station that was recessed beneath the second story with a drive-through accessed by large open bays on the south and west (North Aspen Street) elevations. Helping to support the second floor was the angled brick corner at the junction of North Court Square and North Aspen Street which was detailed with "hinged" corner joints. At one point the business was known as Bumgarner's Service Station and in 1957 it was listed in the city directory as the Central Service Station. Bob Ramseur purchased the building in 1970 and soon thereafter enclosed the open bays, converting them to storefronts for a sandwich shop and a yarn shop. At some point the adjacent, ca. 1925, one-story brick building facing North Aspen Street was joined by an inner passage to the Goodson, Jonas and Hoyle Building. Although the form of the two-story building is unusual in Lincolnton, the details clearly reflect the 1920's Commercial Style. A pedimented hood covers the corner entrance, and hip-roofed canopies shelter the 1970's storefronts.
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