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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: |
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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.
- Now the site of Rocky Grass and Folks Festivals
- Chisholm/Truebood Home
- Cunningham/Weese Home
- Montgomery Home
- Lyons General Store. Now Ralston Bros. Antiques
- Old Stone Church
- Lyons School. Now Redstone Museum
- Dynamite storage building
- McAllister Saloon/Frank Market. Now Cilantro Mary Mexican Kitchen.
- General Store/Kandy Kitchen. Now South Creek Ltd.
- Turner Stevens Building. Now Art Bank.
- Train Depot. Horse Water Tank (1897)
- Bradford Homestead. Now Olson Property
- Sites Milkhouse. Now C. Shepard Gallery.
- Montgomery School. Now M. Weston home.
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