Town of Lincoln
Adams County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Lincoln is a jurisdiction in Adams County, Wisconsin, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 608-369-4433
- lincolntown2181@gmail.com
- Department Site
- Patti Nelson, Town Clerk (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Jeremy Phillis, UDC InspectorGeneral Engineering
Town of Lincoln, 2181 County Rd G
Grand Marsh, WI 53936
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is the Adams County Town of Lincoln, the only Town of Lincoln in scope for this batch — there are TEN more unrelated Towns of Lincoln in other Wisconsin counties (Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Eau Claire, Forest, Kewaunee, Monroe, Polk, Trempealeau, Vilas, Wood) covered in other batches; do not let generic 'Town of Lincoln, WI' search results bleed in info from those. Per Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-authority list, Clerk Patti Nelson is listed at 608-477-0514 (lincolntown2181@gmail.com) with Jeremy Phillis of General Engineering (608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net) as UDC inspector — note this is the same Jeremy Phillis who serves as building inspector for the Town of Lewiston (Columbia County) elsewhere in this batch. The town's own website instead lists Clerk Patti Nelson's phone as 608-369-4433 and Chair Peter J. Church at 608-335-2109 (same shared email lincolntown2181@gmail.com); both phone numbers for Nelson are included as possibly-current alternates — the DSPS number may be outdated. Town Hall: 2181 County Rd G, Grand Marsh, WI 53936. Adams County Planning & Zoning: (608) 339-4222, Suite 4, 401 Adams St, Friendship, WI 53934.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Town of Lincoln's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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