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Oxford Historic District is a national historic district located at Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 201 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Oxford.
Thorndale is a historic plantation house and national historic district located near Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. It was built in about 1837, and is a two-story, three-bay, heavy timber frame dwelling with Georgian / Federal style design elements. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
May 10, 1979 (Main and Williamsboro Sts. Oxford: 16: Harris-Currin House: August 31, 1988 (Address Restricted: Wilton: 17: Maurice Hart House: April 28, 1988 (NC 1430
This is a list of structures, sites, districts, and objects on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina: . As of May 1, 2015, there are more than 2,900 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 100 North Carolina counties, including 39 National Historic Landmarks, two National Historic Sites, one National Military Park, one National ...
Granville County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. It was built in 1838, and is a two-story, H-shaped, Greek Revival-style brick building. It has a three-bay central pavilion and a polygonal cupola with a domed room. [2]
Nearly 30% of the existing 130 Scottish Inns are new construction facilities, rivaling many hotels in the middle price range. In some cases they even rivaled upper scale hotels, offering similar amenities, benefits and features. However, Scottish Inns is still considered to be an economy lodging brand. [3]
U.S. Route 158 bypasses Oxford on the northern side, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to Henderson and west 25 miles (40 km) to Roxboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, Oxford has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.7 km 2), all land. [17] Oxford contains three voting precincts in Granville County: Credle, East Oxford, and South Oxford.
African American hotels, motels, and boarding houses were founded during segregation in the United States, offering separate lodging and boarding facilities for African Americans. The Green Book (1936–1966) was a guidebook for African American travelers and included hotel, motel, and boarding house listings where they could stay.