Oxford in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

L. Q. C. Lamar House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

1. L. Q. C. Lamar House Marker

Inscription. Home of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar from 1868 to 1888. Lamar was an educator at the University of Mississippi; a colonel, 19th Miss. Inf., CSA; a U.S. congressman; senator; Secretary of the Interior; and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. This property was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 15, 1975.

Erected 1989 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Placed by the Oxford Rotary, 1989.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, the National Historic Landmarks, and the Rotary International series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 15, 1975.

Location. 34° 22.282′ N, 89° 30.961′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It is on North 14th Street north of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 616 North 14th Street, Oxford MS 38655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Faulkner (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oxford Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oxford (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Thomas Isom's Drug Store and Medical Office

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Oxford & Lafayette County Blues (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lafayette County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Lafayette County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lafayette County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

More about this marker. Lower plaque reads: Placed by Oxford Rotary 1989

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the L.Q.C. Lamar House. (Submitted on April 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

L. Q. C. Lamar House & Museum. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

2. L. Q. C. Lamar House & Museum.

L. Q. C. Lamar House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

3. L. Q. C. Lamar House

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II image. Click for full size.

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4. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.