Built in 1903, the commissary is the oldest building remaining at Camp Lincoln.

The camp, which opened in 1886, had previously used tents or temporary buildings for most of its activities, and the commissary soon became the camp's center of activity; it has served as a headquarters, barracks, hospital, and physical examination center at various points.

The Culver Stone Company, which constructed several of Springfield's public buildings, built the commissary.

The rusticated limestone building is designed to resemble a castle, as it features turrets and battlements along its roof.

This article about a property in Sangamon County, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.