Built in 1860 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“In 1900, Lyons authored a religious booklet called The Devil Problem, in which he argued that the devil could be found in every man. The house remained in the Lyons family until 1977.”
Wikipedia article Horace G. Lyons House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Shawnee County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1860, vernacular architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Horace G. Lyons House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 1,286 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 91 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Shawnee County | 127 |
| 21 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Shawnee County | 938 |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1017 |
| 4 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 14133 |
| 7 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 753 |
| 5 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 741 |
| 4 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 736 |
| 4 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 778 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Horace G. Lyons House: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Topeka Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berryton, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | Berryton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | - | Estimated 18 inch diameter tree split in half. Report via social media. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | - | Measured at asos at kfoe. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Berryton | - | From photo on social media. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | - | Measured at Forbes in Topeka. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | - | Measured at Topeka Forbes asos (kfoe). |
| September 2019 | Hail | Berryton | - | Reported was received via WIBW television station. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Berryton | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Berryton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Berryton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Berryton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | England Farm | 3.0 miles | 1982 |
 | Hopkins House | 6.3 miles | 2009 |
| Mount Auburn Cemetery | 6.8 miles | 2025 | |
| James and Freda Lippitt House | 7.2 miles | 2020 | |
| Country Club Residential Historic District | 7.2 miles | 2022 | |
 | Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary School | 7.5 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001241 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Shawnee County | All 108 listed properties in this county. |
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