 After it had fallen into disrepair, local residents and businesses gathered to restore it in 2011.Though Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the area for the 1860 Presidential election, residents of Lewisville (listed as "Hollforts" on election results) still gave John C. Breckinridge only a 44–31 majority over an electoral fusion option.During Reconstruction, Lewisville became home to Denton County's first cotton gin.