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		Lyons, Colorado was founded in 1880 by Edward S. Lyon. He purchased 160 acres from H.F. and Isabelle Sawyer, noticed the outcroppings of red sandstone and platted the town in 1881. The town was incorporated in 1891. Designated as a historic district, Lyons has fifteen sandstone structures which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. These were all constructed of native stone by master craftsmen between the early 1870s and 1917. They include commercial, residential and public buildings:


Lyons Cemetery Burial List 1888 - 2003 The Lyons Cemetery is located on the north side of town at the end of 3rd Avenue. Click here to view the Lyons Cemetery Burial List. Visit Lyons' Redstone Museum at 4th and High Street 303.823.5271

Lyons Historical Society
The Lyons Historical Society established the Lyons Historic District in 1980. It is comprised of 15 sandstone buildings in the Lyons area; all unique and built from 1880 - 1917. Tour maps and history of these buildings are available at the Lyons Redstone Museum, Lyons Visitor Center and throughout town at various businesses. The LHS accepts annual dues and donations at P.O. Box 9, Lyons CO 80540.

Structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Griff Evans Homestead (1870): Now the site of Rocky Grass and Folks Festivals
480 Seward St. (1890): Chisholm/Truebood Home
413 Seward St. (1890): Cunningham/Weese Home
409 Seward St. (1890): Montgomery Home
426 High St. (1884): Lyons General Store. Now Ralston Bros. Antiques
NW Corner 4th and High Streets (1894): Old Stone Church
NE Corner 4th & High Streets (1881): Lyons School. Now Redstone Museum
427 High St. (1890s): Dynamite storage building
450 Main St. (1881): McAllister Saloon/Frank Market. Now Cilantro Mary Mexican Kitchen.
415 Main St. (1890): General Store/Kandy Kitchen. Now South Creek Ltd.
401 Main St.(1917): Turner Stevens Building. Now Art Bank.
5th & Broadway (1881): Train Depot. Horse Water Tank (1897)
S. St. Vrain (1870): Bradford Homestead. Now Olson Property
1/2 Mi. E. on Hwy. 66 (1885): Sites Milkhouse. Now C. Shepard Gallery.
3 Mi. E on Hwy. 66 (1917): Montgomery School. Now M. Weston home.

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