Christian Moeszinger House

Christian Moeszinger House, 2424 Garfield Street; c. 1855.A house of frame construction, it has a gable roof with eave returns and a central front porch. A balcony railing on the porch roof has been removed and additions to the rear have extended the house westward. The building, re-sided with imitation brick asphalt siding, is of Greek Revival Style inspiration and was considered a fancy house for its period. It was the home of a prominent industrialist, Christian Moeszinger, and his family. Moeszinger, who came to Lyons in 1855, owned a foundry.