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Lyons House
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Lyons House

On the National Register since 199531 years
Queen AnneListed 1995Abbeville
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About Lyons House

Lyons House, at 315 N. St. Charles St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1995. It was among the first 7 of Abbeville’s 12 listings, with three others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 161 other Louisiana listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Abbeville, Louisiana, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 39 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

315 N. St. Charles St., Abbeville · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lyons HouseStart here
  2. 2Caldwell HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Ovide Broussard HouseQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Chauviere HouseQueen Anne · next door
  5. 5Gordy HouseQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJames Hugh Williams HouseBuilding0.1 miDAbbeville Residential Historic DistrictShingle Style0.2 miDDowntown Abbeville Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miDAbbeville Commercial Historic DistrictMission Style0.3 miBSt. Mary Magdalen Church, Rectory, and CemeteryRomanesque Revival · Built 19110.3 miBSt. Mary Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.4 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Caldwell House0.1 mi away
Chauviere House0.2 mi away
Ovide Broussard House0.2 mi away
Gordy House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Lyons House

Is Lyons House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 29, 1995 (Register number 95001129).

Is Lyons House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Louisiana has 57 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Shadows-on-the-Teche, 19.1 miles away.

Can you visit Lyons House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lyons House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73975092 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.