The Top Ten List's sole entry on the historic "National Road," now Route 144, is the Lisbon Hotel in Lisbon, built by Caleb Pancoast and reputed to be the oldest surviving building in the village, according to a 1986 Lisbon Historic District guide. The same guide calls it a "grand hotel" by the 1860s, attracting visitors from Baltimore by coach and by train. From the Howard County Sesquicentennial Commission's Howard's Roads to the Past, we learn that the hotel also housed a post office in 1851.

The availability of financial incentives to historic sites makes this an excellent candidate for restoration and adaptive reuse. Additional aid for preservation may be derived from the recent Maryland initiatives in preserving the National Road under heritage tourism programs. PHC hopes that highlighting this historic resource will serve as a catalyst for revitalization of the entire community of Lisbon.