Lisbon Railroad Depot
Why it's listed
Lisbon Railroad Depot is a small wood-frame station on County Route 10 in the center of the hamlet of Lisbon, St. Lawrence County. The Northern Railroad built the first depot in 1848. Fires destroyed it in 1925 and again in 1930, and the Rutland Railroad rebuilt it each time. The present 23-by-68-foot building has a hipped roof with wide eaves, brackets, exposed rafters, a projecting ticket-office bay and a signal tower. Inside are a waiting room, station manager's office, hallway and freight room, with original beaded board, oak floors and built-in cabinets. The depot mattered to the community because the railroad drove the hamlet's growth. It carried passengers to Boston and beyond, shipped milk, grain, cattle and turkeys, and housed a telegraph office until the late 1940s. Passenger service ended in 1953 and freight in 1961. The Town of Lisbon bought the building in 1991, and a grain dealer now rents it for storage.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the depot is an excellent example of a combination passenger/freight depot built in a small hamlet in the early 20th century. It also shows how railroads shaped hamlet growth in northern New York, moving passengers, farm goods, turkeys, grain and telegraph messages. It retains a high level of original interior and exterior integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 00001422, listed November 22, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 6936 Cty Rd. 10, Lisbon |
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| County | St. Lawrence County |
| Listed | November 22, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00001422 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1930-1950 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Movements/Craftsman |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by the Town of Lisbon and rented since 1988 to a local grain dealer for seed and feed storage; described as being in excellent condition, with the town intending eventual conversion to a museum. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 44.72743, -75.31882 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 00001422.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6558644
- This listing as JSON
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