Tour Overview
Discover the architectural grandeur of Oxford’s Main Street District
Please be mindful of traffic when crossing streets, intersections, etc. In it's entirey, the walking tour will take about two hours to complete (1.4 miles). If you so choose, you could also experience Oxford's architecture while driving, too.
Oxford's Main and College Street Districts contains numerious structures of particular architectural interest or historical significance. The districts are an architectural mosaic with three property types: Plantation Era Properties, 1746-1865; Bright Leaf Era Properties, 1866-1937; and to a limited extent, Plantation and Bright Leaf Era Oubuildings, 1746-1937.
Stops
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Stop 1: Richard H. Thornton Library (210 Main Street)
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Stop 2: 214 Main Street
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Stop 3: 216 Main Street
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Stop 4: 207 Main Street
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Stop 5: John G. Hall House (221 Main Street)
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Stop 6: Samuel Watkins House (301 Main Street)
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Stop 7: 312 Main Street
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Stop 8: 316 Main Street
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Stop 9: Watkins-Harris House (112 West Front Street)
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Stop 10: 132 West Front Street
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Stop 11: 129 West Front Street
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Stop 12: Outlaw Hunt House (119 West Front Street)
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Stop 13: Franklin Hancock Jr. House (103 West Front Street)
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Stop 14: 104 E. Front Street
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Stop 15: Sidney Cutts House (201 E. Front Street)
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Stop 16: Mary Hunt Parker House (202 E. Front Street)
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Stop 17: 208 E. Front Street
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Stop 18: 315 Raleigh Street
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Stop 19: Oxford Female Academy (307 Raleigh Street)
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Stop 20: Mary Hargrove House (300 Raleigh Street)
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Stop 21: James M. Currin House (213 High Street)
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Stop 22: Robert G. Lassiter House (221 Gilliam Street)
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Stop 23: Marcellus Lanier House (220 Gilliam Street)
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Stop 24: Bransford Ballou House (125 Gilliam Street)
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Stop 25: Oxford Presbyterian Church (121 Gilliam Street)
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Stop 26: 115 East Spring Street
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Stop 27: Kingsbury-Young-Yancey House (111 East Spring Street)
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Stop 28: Thomas White Jr. House (203 Main Street)
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Stop 29: Oxford Baptist Church (147 Main Street)
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