Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina)

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Coordinates: 36°18′41″N 78°35′25″W / 36.31139°N 78.59028°W / 36.31139; -78.59028
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Oxford Historic District
Granville County Historical Museum, September 2012
Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina)
Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina)
LocationRoughly bounded by College, New College and Gilliam and Raleigh, Front, Broad and Goshen and Hayes Sts.; also roughly bounded by Alexander and Sunset Aves., 3rd, Belle, Broad, Cherry, College, Devin, Franklin, Front, Gilliam, Granville, Henderson, Hillsboro, Lanier, Main, New College, Raleigh, and West Sts., and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Oxford, North Carolina
Coordinates36°18′41″N 78°35′25″W / 36.31139°N 78.59028°W / 36.31139; -78.59028
Area126 acres (51 ha)
Built1838 (1838)
ArchitectBain, W.C.; Et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
MPSGranville County MPS
NRHP reference No.88000403[1] (original)
100005974 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 28, 1988
Boundary increaseDecember 21, 2020

Oxford Historic District is a national historic district located at Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 201 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Oxford. It includes buildings dating from the early-19th century through the 1930s and notable examples of Greek Revival and Late Victorian style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Granville County Courthouse (1838-1840). Other notable buildings include the Bryant-Kingsbury House (c. 1825), Taylor-McClanahan-Smith House (1820s), former Granville County Jail (Granville County Museum, 1858), Oxford Women's Club (c. 1850), Titus Grandy House (1850s), Oxford Presbyterian Church (c. 1830), St. John's College, Lyon-Winston Building (1911), Herndon Block Number 2 (c. 1887), Hunt Building (c. 1887), L. H. Currin-American Tobacco Company (1860s), and St. Stephens Episcopal Church (1902).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, with a boundary revision in 2020.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Marvin A. Brown and Patricia Esperon (August 1987). "Oxford Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.


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