Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Lisbon Town Hall is a historic town hall building located in the Town of Lisbon in St. It was built in 1889 and is a large frame barn like structure with Queen Anne style decoration.”
Wikipedia article Lisbon Town Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Lisbon Town Hall between 1999 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 28 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lisbon, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 11 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $25,000 | Powerlines and trees down in Lisbon and along County Road 28 toward Waddington and Ogdensburg. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $20,000 | Numerous trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $20,000 | Multiple trees and power lines down across Lisbon. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $20,000 | Several trees and power lines down in the Lisbon vicinity. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $5,000 | Scattered trees and power lines down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $2,000 | Utility lines downed by fallen branches and a few trees. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $2,000 | Tree and branches down on wires. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $500 | A cold front moved southeast from Canada into northern New York during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 4th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of St. Lawrence County. Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Morristown with scattered reports of trees and powerlines down elsewhere in the county. Nickel-size hail was reported along the west shore of Tupper Lake. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 2005 | |
| Lisbon Railroad Depot | 0.1 miles | 2000 | |
| Hepburn Library of Lisbon | 0.3 miles | 2016 | |
| Halfway House | 4.9 miles | 2023 | |
 | Trinity Episcopal Chapel | 7.5 miles | 1990 |
| Harrison Grist Mill | 7.6 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80004336 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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