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The Oxford Courthouse Square Historic District is a historic district located in Oxford, Mississippi, which is the county seat of Lafayette County.The district has existed since the city's incorporation in 1837, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1980.
Buildings and structures at the University of Mississippi (13 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Oxford, Mississippi" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Lyceum–The Circle Historic District is a historic district within the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi.It includes eight buildings and several monuments lining University Circle, and surrounds "The Circle" on the campus.
The campus' center is "The Circle", which consists of eight academic buildings organized around an ovaloid common. [14] The Lyceum was the first building built on the Oxford campus and was expanded with two wings in 1903. The university claims that the Lyceum's bell is the oldest academic bell in the United States. [15]
Funding for the museum came from the generosity of her family, the Adair Skipwiths, and government programs such as the Works Progress Administration. The museum was renamed the Mary Buie Museum in her honor from 1942 until 1997. Oxford operated the original museum from 1939 through 1974, before deeding it to the University of Mississippi. [1]
Ammadelle is a historic house at 637 North Lamar Boulevard in Oxford, Mississippi. Built in 1859, it is an Italianate mansion designed by Calvert Vaux , which he regarded as one of his finest works. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
Buildings and structures in Oxford, Mississippi (1 C, 8 P) P. ... Pages in category "Oxford, Mississippi" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]