Picturesque Stamford, 1892

Mercantile Affairs, etc., p 274ff

Lyman Hoyt's Son & Co.

The business of Lyman Hoyt's Son & Co., dates from 1837, when Lyman Hoyt entered into partnership in the furniture and undertaking business with Ezra Bishop. Mr. Hoyt afterwards carried on business for several years in a frame building which stood near the present Town Hall. Disposing of the building and business to E. C. Warren, Mr. Hoyt removed to Orange County, N.Y., where he was engaged in the same occupation. In 1850 he returned to Stamford conducted a planing-mill in connection with the Stamford Foundry, but in 1855 went to Iowa. He came back to his native town in 1860, and resumed the milling business, but three days later was disabled by a severe accident. In the fall of 1860 he bought out the furniture and undertaking business of William H. Harrison, whose store was on Park Row. He removed to Quintard's Block in 1861, and a few years later increased his trade by repurchasing his old business from E.C. Warren. In 1868, Charles L. Hoyt became a member of the firm, and in 1872 Joseph A. Hoyt was added, the firm name being changed to Lyman Hoyt & Sons. Mr. Joseph A. Hoyt retired in 1880 and died soon afterwards. In March, 1884, Lyman Hoyt & Son moved to the new building which they had erected on Atlantic Square. This is one of the most conspicuous business structures in Stamford, and is admirably adapted to the needs of the firm. It is 30 feet front by 100 feet deep, with four stories and basement, all occupied by the firm's business. There is also a three-story building 25x60, in the rear of the store, used as an upholstery and repair shop. Lyman Hoyt died November 9, 1891, and on February 1, 1892, the firm became Lyman Hoyt's Son & Co., the partners being Charles L. Hoyt and Charles H. Martin. The latter had been in the employ of the house for eighteen years.


LYMAN HOYT	CHARLES LYMAN HOYT	CHARLES H. MARTIN

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