Columbiana County, Ohio

Founding: May 1, 1803
Parent counties: Jefferson and Washington

Naming: A feminine derivation of Christopher Columbus's name
Seat: Lisbon (1803–)

Land area: 532 square miles

Population (2010): 107,841

Population (historic): 10,878 (1810); 33,621 (1850); 48,602 (1880); 86,484 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1800–1840; 1870–1910; 1940–1960

Subdivisions: Three cities; 11 villages; eight CDPs; 18 townships

National Register listings: 44

Income (per capita): $19,635

Income (median household): $39,502
Business establishments: 2,055 (52.5 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 13,368 (28.5%)
Vacant houses: 4,676 (10%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Ireland, Germany, and Switzerland

Lisbon

Namesake: Lisbon, Portugal

Founding: 1803 (platting, as New Lisbon); 1813 (post office); 1825 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 2,821

Population (historic): 303 (1810); 1,129 (1830); 2,028 (1880); 3,405 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1803–1830; 1860–1900; 1920s; 1950s
Typology: Grid (with interrupting public square)

First Courthouse

Location: Lisbon

Construction: ca. 1804

Years of service: ca. 1804–1816

Typology: Single-pen; log; two-story

Style: None

Builder: Lewis Kinney

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Appearance unknown.

Second Courthouse

Location: Lisbon

Construction: 1811–1817 / 1823

Years of service: 1817–1870

Typology: Cubic; brick; two-story

Style: Federal

Builders: William Harbaugh and Peter Spiker

Cost: $4,700 ($73,147 in 2017 dollars)

Status: Razed

Features of note: Central octagonal cupola; five-bay facade; Flemish-bond brickwork; round-arched entry with pedimented surround; rectangular lintels and sills; six-over-six windows; operable shutters.

For a photo, see this page.

Third Courthouse

Photo by 636Buster.

Location: 105 South Market Street (Lisbon)

Construction: 1870–1871 / 1934

Years of service: 1871–

Typology: Axial (rectangular); stone; two-story (with elevated basement)

Style: Italianate

Architect: Henry E. Myer

Cost: $106,000 ($2,203,407 in 2017 dollars)

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Central tower; flat roof; round-arched windows; five-bay facade; round-arched entry with keystone; ornate porch.


Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; History of Columbiana County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens (Biographical Publishing, 1905).