National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Location of Lafayette County in Mississippi

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. ^[1]

There are 17 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024. ^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register [4]	Image	Date listed [5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Abbeville Colored School		February 22, 2021 (#100006175)	West side of Cty. Rd, 115 Coordinates missing	Abbeville
2	Ammadelle	Ammadelle	May 30, 1974 (#74001064)	637 N. Lamar St. 34°22′20″N89°31′11″W / 34.3722°N 89.5197°W / 34.3722; -89.5197 (Ammadelle)	Oxford
3	Avent Acres Neighborhood Historic District		July 14, 2020 (#100004508)	Approx. Lamar Ave. and Oxford Apartments; Parcels 135L-21-059.00, 135L-21-062.00, 35L-21-078.00 & 35L-21-078.00; Douglas Dr.;and Sisk Ave. 34°22′23″N89°30′44″W / 34.3731°N 89.5121°W / 34.3731; -89.5121 (Avent Acres Neighborhood Historic District)	Oxford
4	Barnard Observatory	Barnard Observatory More images	December 8, 1978 (#78001607)	University of Mississippi campus 34°21′58″N89°32′04″W / 34.3661°N 89.5344°W / 34.3661; -89.5344 (Barnard Observatory)	Oxford
5	College Church	College Church More images	November 13, 1979 (#79001324)	College Hill Rd. 34°25′23″N89°34′06″W / 34.4231°N 89.5683°W / 34.4231; -89.5683 (College Church)	College Hill	Destroyed by a fire on August 13, 2022. [6]
6	William Faulkner House	William Faulkner House More images	May 23, 1968 (#68000028)	Old Taylor Rd. 34°21′30″N89°31′32″W / 34.3583°N 89.5256°W / 34.3583; -89.5256 (William Faulkner House)	Oxford
7	Hopewell Presbyterian Church	Hopewell Presbyterian Church	July 15, 1999 (#99000837)	2070 Mississippi Highway 10 34°23′37″N89°24′41″W / 34.3936°N 89.4114°W / 34.3936; -89.4114 (Hopewell Presbyterian Church)	Oxford
8	Isom Place	Isom Place More images	April 2, 1980 (#80002256)	1003 Jefferson Ave. 34°22′09″N89°31′10″W / 34.3692°N 89.5194°W / 34.3692; -89.5194 (Isom Place)	Oxford
9	Lafayette County Courthouse	Lafayette County Courthouse More images	September 23, 1977 (#77000791)	Courthouse Sq. 34°22′00″N89°31′06″W / 34.3667°N 89.5183°W / 34.3667; -89.5183 (Lafayette County Courthouse)	Oxford
10	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar House	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar House More images	May 15, 1975 (#75001048)	616 N. 14th St. 34°22′20″N89°30′55″W / 34.3722°N 89.5153°W / 34.3722; -89.5153 (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar House)	Oxford
11	Lyceum-The Circle Historic District	Lyceum-The Circle Historic District More images	October 6, 2008 (#08001092)	University Circle at the University of Mississippi 34°21′56″N89°32′07″W / 34.3655°N 89.5352°W / 34.3655; -89.5352 (Lyceum-The Circle Historic District)	Oxford
12	North Lamar Historic District	North Lamar Historic District	November 14, 2007 (#07001181)	Roughly bounded by N. 11th, Price, N. 16th, and Van Buren Sts. 34°22′07″N89°31′06″W / 34.3686°N 89.5182°W / 34.3686; -89.5182 (North Lamar Historic District)	Oxford
13	Oxford Courthouse Square Historic District	Oxford Courthouse Square Historic District	April 2, 1980 (#80002257)	S. Lamar Boulevard and Jackson and Van Buren Aves. 34°21′58″N89°31′04″W / 34.3661°N 89.5178°W / 34.3661; -89.5178 (Oxford Courthouse Square Historic District)	Oxford
14	Sand Spring Presbyterian Church	Sand Spring Presbyterian Church More images	February 25, 1993 (#93000083)	Junction of County Roads 354 and 399 in Orwood, northwest of Water Valley 34°15′24″N89°42′55″W / 34.2567°N 89.7153°W / 34.2567; -89.7153 (Sand Spring Presbyterian Church)	Water Valley
15	St. Peter's Episcopal Church	St. Peter's Episcopal Church	July 24, 1975 (#75001049)	113 S. 9th St. 34°22′00″N89°31′13″W / 34.3667°N 89.5203°W / 34.3667; -89.5203 (St. Peter's Episcopal Church)	Oxford
16	South Lamar Historic District	South Lamar Historic District	March 10, 2009 (#09000112)	S. Lamar Boulevard and University Ave. 34°21′46″N89°31′10″W / 34.3627°N 89.5195°W / 34.3627; -89.5195 (South Lamar Historic District)	Oxford
17	George Wright Young House	George Wright Young House	November 14, 2007 (#07001182)	100 County Road 233 34°23′22″N89°23′39″W / 34.389444°N 89.394167°W / 34.389444; -89.394167 (George Wright Young House)	Oxford

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 10, 2024.
3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. Oxford Eagle