Lyon Hall (Demopolis, Alabama)

Lyon-Lamar House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Lyon Hall in 2011

Location	102 South Main Avenue Demopolis, Alabama
Coordinates	32°30′56.70″N 87°50′21.20″W / 32.5157500°N 87.8392222°W / 32.5157500; -87.8392222Coordinates: 32°30′56.70″N 87°50′21.20″W / 32.5157500°N 87.8392222°W / 32.5157500; -87.8392222
Area	less than one acre
Built	1853
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	74000425^[1]^[2]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1974

Lyon Hall, also known as the Lyon-Lamar House, is a historic Greek Revival mansion in Demopolis, Alabama, United States. It was built over a period of three years by George Gaines Lyon and his wife, Anne Glover Lyon. Lyon was an attorney and the nephew of Francis Strother Lyon, who maintained a residence nearby at Bluff Hall.^[3]

History

George Lyon began construction on the house in 1850, it would continue until 1853. Upon completion of the house, they traveled to New York City to furnish it.^[3] Lyon descendants lived in the house until the death of George G. Lamar in 1996. The house was donated to the Marengo County Historical Society in May 1997.^[3]

Description

The house is a two-story wooden frame structure, sided with clapboard. The front portico features six two-story square columns, constructed in brick with a stucco finish. These columns are very similar to Bluff Hall. The upper balcony spans the entire width of the house and is attached to the columns. The roof is hipped and features a small belvedere at the summit.^[4]

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ ""Alabama: Marengo County "". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Retrieved 2007-01-23.
1 2 3 Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, pages 21-22. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 1-891647-58-X
↑ ""Lyon House"". "Historic American Buildings Survey". Retrieved 2008-01-23.

External links

Media related to Lyon Hall at Wikimedia Commons

National Register of Historic Places in Marengo County, Alabama

National Historic Landmark	Gaineswood

Historic districts	Allen Grove Cedar Grove Plantation Cuba Plantation Demopolis Historic Business District Faunsdale Plantation Jefferson Historic District William Poole House Thomaston Central Historic District

Other properties	Altwood Ashe Cottage Bluff Hall Cedar Crest Cedar Haven Confederate Park Curtis House Demopolis Public School Patrick Farrish House Foscue-Whitfield House Glover Mausoleum C. S. Golden House Half-Chance Bridge Lyon-Lamar House Old Courthouse Roseland Plantation Thomaston Colored Institute U.S. Post Office White Bluff

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Marengo County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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