National Historic Landmark · Oxford, Mississippi

Lyceum--The Circle Historic District

A historic district in Oxford, Mississippi. Added to the National Register in 2008, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lyceum--The Circle Historic District
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
AddressUniversity Circle, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
CountyLafayette County
ListedOct 6, 2008
Reference number08001092
ArchitectWilliam Nichols
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources8 buildings, 1 structures, 1 sites, 2 objects

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Where it is

StreetUniversity Circle, University of Mississippi
Coordinates34.36535, -89.53496 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 08001092. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.