Lisbon Inn

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Lisbon Inn
The Moulton
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Location40 S Main St.,
Lisbon, New Hampshire
Coordinates 44°12′47.5″N71°54′42.9″W / 44.213194°N 71.911917°W / 44.213194; -71.911917 Coordinates: 44°12′47.5″N71°54′42.9″W / 44.213194°N 71.911917°W / 44.213194; -71.911917
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1901 (1901) - 1903 (1903)
Built by Herbert Moulton
Architectural style Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Restored1922
Restored byRalph Olney
NRHP reference No. 80000287 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

The Lisbon Inn, formerly The Moulton, is a historic former hotel building on United States Route 302 in Lisbon, New Hampshire. Located at the southern end of Lisbon's central business district, the 1901 three story wood-frame building is an imposing presence, with Queen Anne-style pyramidal roof turrets at the corners of the main facade. The front of the building has two stories of porches with Colonial Revival styling. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for architecture as its area of significance. [1]

History of the site

The Lisbon Inn is built on the site of Brigham's Hotel, which was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1901. The fire started in a peg mill owned by James G. Moore on November 3, 1901, and it destroyed most of Lisbon's business district. [3]

Herbert Moulton purchased the site for $10,000 and rebuilt a hotel after the fire of 1901. The new hotel was named "The Moulton", and opened in 1903. Several years later, Moulton sold the hotel to Edwin Morse. The hotel was lost to fire again in 1922 and rebuilt by Ralph Olney who built it up to become one of the most prominent small hotels in New Hampshire. [4]

Statement of significance

The Lisbon Inn is a key architectural component in Lisbon's central business district. The rectangular clapboard block with traditional two-tiered piazza employs both Queen Anne and Colonial Revival details. The resulting transitional style is an outstanding example of turn-of-the-[20th ]century vernacular architecture, and exemplifies the generally eclectic architectural fabric of the surrounding village. Because of its grand scale and prominent corner towers, the Inn provides an emphatic visual terminus to downtown Lisbon's commercial streetscape.

North Country Historical Foundation, NRHP nomination for Lisbon Inn [2] (Oct 29, 1980)

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Lisbon Inn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  3. "Fire Nearly Destroys a Town". Tyrone Daily Herald, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. "Business Leaders of Lisbon, New Hampshire - 100 Years Ago". Lisbon Area Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-02-18.