California Classics: Homes by Wm Lyon: Huntington Series
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Title
California Classics: Homes by Wm Lyon: Huntington Series
Alternative Title
California Classics: Huntington Series
Subject
Housing--Florida
Description
William Lyons Home, Inc. is a California-based, residential home builder. William Lyons, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, founded the company in 1954, then called Luxury Homes. In 1968, William Lyons Home sent Hymen Lake, a Central Florida real estate developer, a brochure of his California Classic model homes. Lake is best known as the developer of Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s, and it became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The brochure highlights four model homes from the Huntington Series and list numerous options available with each model.
Source
Original brochure: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1968
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1968
Date Submitted
2.09 MB
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original brochure.
Is Part Of
Sky Lake Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
"Letter from William Lyons Homes, Inc. to Hymen Lake (May 24, 1968)." RICHES of Central Florida.
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Format
application/pdf
Medium
12-page brochure
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Huntington Beach, California
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by William Lyons Home, Inc.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the William Lyons Home, Inc. and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Pfeifer, Stuart. "William Lyons lays the foundation for future growth." The Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2014. http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/02/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-william-lyon-20140227.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
12-page brochure
Collection
Citation
“California Classics: Homes by Wm Lyon: Huntington Series,” RICHES, accessed April 29, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7008.