The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lisbon was laid out in 1851. It was named after Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lisbon’s history is told.
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Lisbon, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places
5 historic places in Lisbon
Lisbon has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 21 historic buildings, because Lisbon Main Street Historic District alone counts 15.
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In Iowaby listings · most towns there have none
5places listed3 buildings · 2 districts
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
21historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1979first listedHarrison Stuckslager House · newest: Meyers Farmstead Historic District, 2021
Where they are
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BuildingsDistricts
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966. Lisbon’s busiest decade was the 2010s.
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Listed 1979Harrison Stuckslager House
Listed 1983Torrance House
Listed 2016Lisbon Methodist ChurchListed 2019Lisbon Main Street Historic DistrictListed 2021Meyers Farmstead Historic DistrictNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.