National Historic Landmark · house · Oxford, Mississippi

Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus, House

Historic house in Mississippi, United States in Oxford, Mississippi. Built 1860. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1860Listed 1975Greek Revival architecture
L. Q. C. Lamar House, 616 North Fourteenth Street, Oxford (Lafayette County, Mississippi) - (cropped)L. Q. C. Lamar House, 616 North Fourteenth Street, Oxford (Lafayette County, Mississippi)Lamar House 2018Lamar House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Lucius Q. C. Lamar House

The Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar House is a historic house museum at 616 North 14th Street in Oxford, Mississippi. Its mission is "to interpret the life and career of the distinguished 19th-century statesman L.Q.C. Lamar within the context of his times and to encourage the ideal of statesmanship in the 21st century". Admission is free and open to the public Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 1-4 pm unless otherwise advertised. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address616 N. 14th St., Oxford, MS
CountyLafayette County
ListedMay 15, 1975
Reference number75001048
Built1860
Type of placehouse
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, Mississippi Landmark, local landmark of Mississippi
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address616 N. 14th St., Oxford, MS
Coordinates34.37147, -89.51572 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitTupelo National Battlefield · 45 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyHurricane Landing Day Use 9 mi · Hurricane Landing 9 mi · Clear Creek Day Use Area (Ms) 10 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75001048. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.