Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina)

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Oxford Historic District
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Granville County Historical Museum, September 2012
Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Oxford Historic District (Oxford, North Carolina)
Location Roughly bounded by College, New College and Gilliam and Raliegh, Front, Broad and Goshen and Hayes Sts., Oxford, North Carolina
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Area 126 acres (51 ha)
Built 1838 (1838)
Architect Bain, W.C.; Et al.
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
MPS Granville County MPS
NRHP Reference # 88000403[1]
Added to NRHP April 28, 1988

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.[1]

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