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.

Location

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

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 74000425. It was listed on January 21, 1974.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Bluff Hall
Industrial
0 mi
Confederate Park
Early Republic
0.2 mi
US Post Office
Modern
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Myrtlewood / Demopolis Area
1864Civil War
0.1 mi
Raid on Demopolis (1863)
1863Civil War
2.6 mi
De Soto – Battle of Mabila Pursuit 1540
1540Colonial
12 mi

Questions about this property

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.

What type of historic resource is Lyon-Lamar House?

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

What is the period of significance for Lyon-Lamar House?

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

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