The Ransom County Courthouse in

Lisbon, North Dakota Lisbon is a city in and the county seat of Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,204 at the 2020 census. History Lisbon was founded in 1880 by Joseph L. Colton, who named the new city after Lisbon, New York, his wi ...

was designed in the Art Deco style by architect

Ira Rush Ira L. Rush (1890-1949) was an American architect in practice in Minot, North Dakota from 1915 until his death in 1949. Life and career Ira Leon Rush was born June 14, 1890, in Bushnell, Illinois to John T. Rush and Ida Mae (Aten) Rush. He w ...

. It was built in 1937 and was listed on the U.S.

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in 1985. and Ira Rush designed several courthouses in North Dakota in the Art Deco style; other examples include the Sheridan County Courthouse and

Burleigh County Courthouse The Burleigh County Courthouse in Bismarck, North Dakota was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Ira Rush. It was built in 1931 and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a three-story courthouse ...

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota County courthouses in North Dakota Art Deco architecture in North Dakota Government buildings completed in 1937 National Register of Historic Places in Ransom County, North Dakota Lisbon, North Dakota 1937 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub