Cedar Oaks

City of Oxford Leaders Disband Historic Properties Commission Leaving Members in the Dark

Built by Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus and Virginia Lamar in 1869-70, the house originally sat on 30 acres. Today the remaining three acres between 616 North 14th Street and North 16th create a park-like setting in the heart of Oxford. Benches offer a private, tranquil place to read a book, chat with a friend, or simply relax. The LQC Lamar House is owned by the City of Oxford, Mississippi, and held in public trust. Photograph by Newt Rayburn.

City of Oxford Leaders Disband Historic Properties Commission Leaving Members in the Dark

Drew Stevens September 18, 2025

by Drew Stevens ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Associate...

CEDAR OAKS: Public or Private and ‘Exhibit B’ Cedar Oaks, Oxford, Mississippi.

Cedar Oaks, Oxford, Mississippi.

CEDAR OAKS: Public or Private and ‘Exhibit B’

Drew Stevens September 1, 2025

City of Oxford is set to vote to accept bids for the sale of historic Antebellum home...

John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Ammadelle, 1928” 2024-12-03-JohnCofield-Amadella-1928

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John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Ammadelle, 1928”

John Cofield December 5, 2024

She is a jewel in the crown. There are all the rest of the fine old homes...

State of Mississippi Rejects Resolution Passed by the City of Oxford to Allow Sale of Antebellum Home Cedar Oaks 2024-02-21-BOA

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State of Mississippi Rejects Resolution Passed by the City of Oxford to Allow Sale of Antebellum Home Cedar Oaks

Newt Rayburn February 22, 2024

The City of Oxford Board of Aldermen voted on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in favor of passing...

City of Oxford to Consider Resolution to Sell Historic Antebellum Home Cedar Oaks

Cedar Oaks was built ca. 1857 by architect and builder William Turner. After surviving the Union occupation and burning of Oxford, Mississippi during the Civil War, the house was moved to this site in 1963 by local clubwomen after the house was threatened by development. Cedar Oaks is known locally as “the house that would not die.” The City of Oxford, Mississippi owns Cedar Oaks and the house and property are held in public trust.

City of Oxford to Consider Resolution to Sell Historic Antebellum Home Cedar Oaks

TLV News February 19, 2024

by JOE ATKINS OXFORD – The year was 1864, and Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s soldiers invaded...

John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Cedar Oaks”

It was a show-stopper the day Cedar Oaks “up and split.” To make way for the coming Downtowner Motel, in late 1963 Hassel Smith (pictured standing at bottom left) watches as his former home he gave to Oxford is carried away after being cut in two and loaded up on trucks. The house survived the Civil War‘s warring torches when locals stamped out the flames in the parlor as the Yankees galloped away up North Lamar. Thus, Cedar Oaks it is known to many as, “The house that would not die.”

John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Cedar Oaks”

John Cofield February 22, 2023

It was a show-stopper the day Cedar Oaks “up and split.” To make way for the coming...

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