"OLD LYONS HOUSE" Unique, Vinton,Calcasieu Parish, LA Published in the Lake Charles, Echo ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Submitted by Valerie L. Cundy Vinton- Known as the "Old Lyons House" the two-story Victorian home at 1335 Horridge street was built in 1900 by Luvicy Jane and Samuel Richard Lyons. The home was the first in Calcasieu Parish to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, in April of 1982, through the efforts of Daniel Cooper and Brady Fontenot, who purchased the property in 1980. An outstanding example of Queen Anne Style architecture, the house is widely recognized for its extensive Eastlake outer ornamentation, usually referred to as "gingerbread". Other features are the Eastlake staircase and foyer, the purple and gold stained glass squares around the door and three windows, a lady's parlor, a gentleman's parlor, three original fireplaces and an ariel bay window. Floors and solid walls throughout were built of virgin longleaf yellow pine, white cypress was used in the doors, window trim and baseboards. This was one of the first homes in Vinton to have electricity, Sam Lyons and a nieghbor bought a generator and when it began working they let the electric bulbs in their homes burn continuously for over a day so that everyone in the community could see the new electric lights. Renovations of the property have been ongoing and in 1984, the homw was opened as a Bed and Breakfast stop for tourist who have come from throughout the nation.