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Historic Homes & Buildings

• Ammadale (circa 1842)
  634 North Lamar Street • Oxford, MS 38655
  Designed by well-known architect Calvert Vaux, this house is situated in seven acres and was the model for the Benbow house in William Faulkner’s Sartoris, as well as a feature in the 1950's film, Home from the Hills.  map

• Cedar Oaks (circa 1858)
  601 Murray Drive • Oxford, MS 38655
  662-234-1532
  Designed by William Turner, this Greek Revival home was a headquarters for General McPherson during Grant’s occupation of Oxford in 1862. Molly Turner Orr gathered a fire brigade to save the home in 1864 after being set aflame by occupying Union troops.   map

• College Hill Presbyterian Church (circa 1844)
  College Hill Road • Oxford, MS 38655
  662-234-5020
  Built using slave labor, this church is the oldest in the county. In 1862, the Union army of General Sherman invaded the community and used the church for living quarters. In 1929 William Faulkner was married in the sanctuary.  map

• Duvall House, The (circa 1910)
  803 University Avenue • Oxford, MS 39655
  This house was the first home of William Faulkner and his bride Estelle Oldham Franklin. They rented a portion of the house from Miss Elma Meek in 1929. It was here that Faulkner penned As I Lay Dying, A Rose for Miss Emily and several other pieces.  map

• Faulkner's Childhood Home (circa 1855)
  Lincoln Avenue • Oxford, MS 38655
  662-232-1047
  From 1902 until 1906, this small, antebellum cottage was the home of the Faulkner family. The three boys used to play on the front lawn and on the large porch. The home is often host to special events, but, as a private residence, is not open for tours.  map

• Maud Butler Faulkner House
  520 North Lamar Street • Oxford, MS 38655
  This home of William Faulkner's parents, Murry and Maud, is the only remaining portion of the Col. J.W.T. Falkner estate. The original gate stone lies at the northeast corner of the property with the Falkner name inscribed, the N carved upside down.  map

• Memory House (circa 1837)
  406 University Avenue • Oxford, MS 38655
  Located at the University Foundation
  Built in 1837, this house was the home of John Faulkner. It was here that John wrote Men Working, Dollar Cotton and My Brother Bill, a tribute to William Faulkner.  map

• Rowan Oak (circa 1844)
  Old Taylor Road
  662-234-3284
  This home was purchased by Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner in 1930, for just $6,000. It was here that he wrote several of this most famous works. He lived in the home until his death in 1962, and the house remains as it did at his death. more...  map

• St. Peter's Episcopal Church (circa 1859)
  113 South Ninth Street • Oxford, MS 39655
  662-234-1269
  The oldest religious structure in Oxford, this building survived the burning of the town during the Civil War. Though he did not often attend William Faulkner was a member of St. Peter's and both his daughter, Jill, and son, Jimmy, were married in the sanctuary.  map

• Thompson-Chandler House (circa 1860)
  923 South Thirteenth Street • Oxford, MS 38655
  Built by John Martin, one of the three founders of Oxford, this house was the model for the Compson home in William Faulkner's The Sound and The Fury. The Chandler family, who resided in the house, deeply impacted Faulkner.   map

• University Post Office (circa 1908)
  Pierce Avenue • Oxford, MS 38655
  662-234-1316
  Built in 1908, this Faser Hall houses the University Post Office. This was the location where William Faulkner worked as a postmaster. He spent most of his time drawing and writing, and was asked to resign in 1924. Upon his resignation, Faulkner famously stated, "I refuse to place myself at the beck and call of every SOB with the price of a two-cent stamp."  map

• Wright Purser Howry Home
  824 University Avenue • Oxford, MS 38655
  One of the oldest homes in the county, this house was begun in 1837, but not finished until after the Civil War. Most of the trees surrounding the home were chopped down by soldiers to use for campfires when Grant camped on the grounds.   map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Lafayette County Courthouse (circa 1873)
  Courthouse Square • Oxford, MS 38655
  662-234-4951
  This building is regarded as the centerpiece of the county. The courthouse, which is a National Historic Landmark, was immortalized by William Faulkner in his piece Requiem for a Nun.  map

• St. Peter's Cemetary (circa 1871)
  Jefferson Avenue and North Sixteenth Street • Oxford, MS 38655
  This cemetary is the final resting place of the Faulkner family. The graves of William and Estelle, John and Dolly and their family nurse are here.   map

Libraries & Research Centers

• J.D. Williams Library
  University Avenue • Oxford, MS 38655
  on the campus of the University of Mississippi
  662-915-5858
  This special collection library features William Faulker books and manuscripts, his Nobel Prize and his medals and awards. There are also Civil War and Mississippi History exhibits at this state of the art facility. more...  map

• Ole Miss Blues Archives
  University of Mississippi
  662-915-7753
  These archives house the world's most extensive collection of blues recordings and related material.  map

Museums & Galleries

• University Museums
  University of Mississippi
  662-915-7073
  The intriguing museums at the University are known for featuring Greek and Roman antiques, 19th Century scientific instruments, the Theora Hamblett collection, a growing Southern folk art collection, and other temporary exhibits.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Avent Park
  Bramlett Boulevard • Oxford, MS 38655
  Avent Park is home to a communtiy-built playground. The park also offers lighted tennis courts, a walking trail, baseball field, frisbee golf course, and a pavilion furnished with picnic tables.   map