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

Cedar Oaks

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Cedar Oaks Marker

Inscription. Cedar Oaks was built ca. 1857 by architect and builder William Turner. After surviving the Union occupation of Oxford during the Civil War, the house was moved to this site in 1963 by local clubwomen after the house was threatened by development. Cedar Oaks is known locally as “the house that would not die.”

Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 34° 22.661′ N, 89° 30.076′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. Marker is on Murray Street, 0.1 miles west of Ridgewood Manor Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 Murray St, Oxford MS 38655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lynching in America / The Lynching of Elwood Higginbottom (approx. 0.6 miles away); William Faulkner (approx. 0.9 miles away); L. Q. C. Lamar House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oxford Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oxford (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Lafayette County

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Lafayette County Courthouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dr. Thomas Isom's Drug Store and Medical Office (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Also see . . .
1. Cedar Oaks. The Greek revival house has survived a tumultuous past, including fire set by Union troops and encroaching commercial development a century later. (Cedar Oaks Guild) (Submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The House That Would Not Die. The house that was saved by women, twice. (Nancy Dupont, uploaded March 7, 2017) (Submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2019

2. Cedar Oaks 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 90 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.