Oxford in Newton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Kitty's Cottage

1842

Photographed by David Seibert, October 7, 2011

1. Kitty's Cottage Marker

Inscription. Kitty’s cottage was built in 1842 by Bishop James O. Andrew for an inherited slave who could not be freed and still live in Georgia; Kitty preferred to remain with the Andrew family rather than be sent to Africa. In 1938 Kitty’s cottage was bought and moved to Salem Campground for safe-keeping. In 1994 the Board of Salem Campground offered to help move Kitty’s Cottage back to Oxford. The City and the Oxford Historical Shrine Society worked together to help bring this sacred treasure back home. It was placed behind Old Church, near its original site. It is now a museum.

Erected 2000 by Newton County Historical Society Landmark Committee. (Marker Number 20.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 33° 37.5′ N, 83° 52.3′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Georgia, in Newton County. It can be reached from the intersection of Wesley Street and Fletcher Street. The marker is located behind Old Church, at Kitty's Cottage. It is not visible from the street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oxford GA 30054, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old Oxford Church (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Old Emory Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Church - 1841 (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Oxford, Georgia Historic Shrine of the United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town of Oxford and Emory College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Garrard’s Cavalry Raid (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Stoneman Raid (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 7, 2011

2. Kitty's Cottage Marker

Kitty's Cottage and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 7, 2011

3. Kitty's Cottage and Marker

Note the marker near the front door

Kitty's Cottage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 7, 2011

4. Kitty's Cottage

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,098 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.