Lisbon Historic District

Lisbon's historic district covers roughly 42 acres around Lincoln Way and Market Street in Columbiana County, Ohio. It takes in the original town square, early commercial blocks and residences built from about 1810 into the early 1900s. Federal-style brick buildings with stepped gables and fanlights dominate, giving the town a cohesive early character, and few modern intrusions disturb it. Notable buildings include the 1871 sandstone County Courthouse, the 1887 Masonic Temple, the 1836 Wick Hotel, the 1808 Wirtz Hotel, the 1808 Old Jail and a stone house from about 1803, the oldest standing building in town. Founded as New Lisbon in 1803, the town grew as a trading point on major roads and benefited from the promotion of the Sandy and Beaver Canal, which prompted much construction before the canal failed in 1854. Railroads later revived the economy. The district was listed for its commercial, economic, political and architectural importance.