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

Guyton Hall

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Guyton Hall Marker

Inscription. One of sixteen buildings built with funds from a special appropriation in 1928, Guyton Hall housed the student health center and the two-year medical school from 1934 until 1955, when the medical school was expanded into a four-year program and moved to Jackson. Having housed the School of Education since 2004, this building was named in honor of Dr. Billy S. Guyton in 1961. Dr. Guyton, dean of the medical school from 1934 to 1944, is credited with saving the medical school during the Great Depression.

Erected 2011 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 34° 21.949′ N, 89° 32.559′ W. Marker is in University, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It is on Guyton Drive south of Dormitory Row West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 49 Guyton Dr, Oxford MS 38677, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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: The Temple of the Star (approx. 0.2 miles away); Longstreet Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); David Gaffney Sansing, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); University of Mississippi (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil Rights Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Soldiers Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Lyceum (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. Guyton Hall Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

3. Guyton Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.