Lyceum--The Circle Historic District
Historic district in Mississippi, United States in Oxford, Mississippi. Added to the National Register in 2008, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Lyceum–The Circle Historic District is a historic district within the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi. It includes eight buildings and several monuments lining University Circle, and surrounds "The Circle" on the campus. The university was established as the flagship public institution of the state, and generations of leading families' sons and daughters have studied here.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | University Circle, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS |
| County | Lafayette County |
| Listed | Oct 6, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08001092 |
| Architect | William Nichols |
| Type of place | historic district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 8 buildings, 1 structures, 1 sites, 2 objects |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | University Circle, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS |
| Coordinates | 34.36535, -89.53496 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Tupelo National Battlefield · 46 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Hurricane Landing Day Use 9 mi · Hurricane Landing 9 mi · Clear Creek Day Use Area (Ms) 9 mi |
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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 08001092. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.