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

Theora Hamblett House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Theora Hamblett House Marker

Inscription. An example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, this house was designed and built ca. 1872 by Swedish immigrant G.M. Torgerson, who designed numerous buildings in Oxford. In 1939, the house was purchased by Theora Hamblett (1895-1977), a self-taught artist, who gained national recognition as a primitive painter.

Erected 2000 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 34° 22.004′ N, 89° 31.415′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It is on Van Buren Avenue east of South 6th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 619 Van Buren Ave, 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

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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: Freedmen Town (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Burns "Belfry" Church (about 300 feet away); Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign (about 400 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); St. Peter's (1851), Episcopal (about 700 feet away); Delta Gamma Fraternity (approx. 0.2 miles away); Porter L. Fortune, Jr. Cultural Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oxford-University United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Also see . . . Theora Hamblett. Wikipedia entry on the Mississippi folk painter, who rented rooms at the house to students of the nearby University of Mississippi. (Submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. Theora Hamblett House Marker

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 854 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.