Lyon-Lamar House
National Register of Historic Places

Lyon-Lamar House

Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Listed
January 21, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74000425

About this property

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. 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. Lyon descendants lived in the house until the death of George Gaines Lyon Lamar in 1996. The house was donated to the Marengo County Historical Society in May 1997. 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.

Location

102 S. Main Ave.
Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
32.51569, -87.83918

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Bluff Hall
Industrial
0 mi
Demopolis Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.1 mi
Demopolis Historic Business District
Listed
0.1 mi
Confederate Park
Early Republic
0.2 mi
US Post Office
Modern
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

De Soto – Battle of Mabila Pursuit 1540
1540Colonial
12 mi

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When was Lyon-Lamar House listed on the National Register?

Lyon-Lamar House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974.

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Lyon-Lamar House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lyon-Lamar House is recorded as the early_republic era.

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