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Walking Tour of the Uptown Oxford Historic District Pieces of Oxford’s Past Walking Tour of the Oxford’s location was determined in the By 1856 the village was the home of five early 1800s when a site was selected institutions of higher learning. Miami Uni- for Ohio’s second public university. To versity, the Oxford Theological Seminary, Uptown end the squabbling among competing the Oxford Female Institute, the Western towns and cities, the decision was made Female Seminary, and the Oxford Female to locate the new school in an almost College made Oxford a true college town uninhabited wilderness area in north- much like the city in England for which it western Butler County. The resulting was named. Oxford village would be given the classic name Oxford. In the following years Oxonians wit- nessed many changes in their small town. Historic For many years before, indigenous tribes The Theological Seminary moved to Mon- including the Miami and Shawnee had mouth, Illinois, and Miami students left shared the rolling hills of southwestern to fight on both sides of the Civil War. Ohio. After their defeat by the army of The Female Institute and Female College General Anthony Wayne they were ban- merged into what would become Oxford District ished from the region by the Treaty of College for Women. Miami closed for Greenville in 1795. By 1809 when Miami twelve years and the Female Seminary University was chartered, descendants became the Western College for Women. of European immigrants had begun to By the end of the twentieth century the settle along the Four Mile Creek (called remaining women’s schools had closed, Tallawanda by the Native Americans). leaving only Miami. In 1810 settlers bought lots in the new While few pre-Civil War buildings remain village that was laid out in a tract still in the Uptown Oxford Historic District, referred to as the Mile Square. The uni- many built in the late nineteenth and versity and two public squares were early twentieth centuries can still be seen. included within Oxford’s boundaries. Most of these have replaced earlier build- The campus was situated at the east- ings although some are the first ones ern edge, and the town squares were on their sites. Brief descriptions of their located near the center of what would significance are given, with additional in- become the Uptown business district. formation available from tour escorts and Together the village and the university the public library. developed over the next two decades, and in 1830 (with a population of over 700) Oxford was incorporated. To arrange escorted group tours contact Walking Tour of the Enjoy Oxford UPTOWN OXFORD 14 West Park Place, Suite C UPTOWN OXFORD HISTORIC DISTRICT Oxford, OH 45056 HISTORIC DISTRICT Phone 513-523-8687 9 Fax 513-523-2927 Designated by the City of Oxford in E-mail [email protected] Website www.enjoyoxford.org 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 16 51 52 53 66 67 68 1987, the Uptown Oxford Historic District is one of the city’s three historic For additional information on Oxford history Church Street districts and is the only one that includes contact the 5 commercial, residential, recreational, Lane Public Libraries’ 12 15 17 65 and religious sites. This self-guided Smith Library of Regional History 441 South Locust Street walking tour of the High Street business Oxford, OH 45056 district covers a twelve-block area Phone 513-523-3035 18 46 47 48 49 50 Alle and provides brief descriptions of the Fax 513-523-6661 W.est Park Pl East Park Pl. y E-mail [email protected] historic and architectural significance 45 Website www.lanepl.org/smith.html of 101 sites. Buildings included in the 44 64 tour are limited to those that were 43 54 19 constructed more than 50 years ago Photographs were taken by Nora E. Bowers, John 2 4 25 2021222324 33 34 37 38 40 55 57 60 63 74 73 and that are still standing. (Only one F. Brouhard, J. E. Elliott, Curtis W. Ellison, George 61 exception was made, and that was in R. Hoxie, Ralph J. McGinnis, Miami University Re- High Street order to include the wedding site of a censio staff, David B. Maxfield, Hazelett A. Moore, Frank R. Snyder, Robert E. White, Ben Winans, Gilson 3 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 35 36 39 41 42 56 58 59 62 75 72 70 6971 U.S. president despite the fact that the P. Wright, and others whose names are not known. College A Poplar Street Beech Street house was demolished.) The photos date from as early as the 1870s and are Main Street part of the Smith Library collection. Elm Street HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 76 Cover: This postcard image produced by Kraemer 93 92 1 Art of Cincinnati was titled, West on High St. Oxford, To take the entire walking tour, begin Ohio. Photographed circa 1909-1910, it shows the venue 94 at the Oxford Community Arts Center south side of West High Street in the block between at the southwest corner of West High Main and Beech Streets. The digital image is part 95 Street and South College Avenue. The of the Smith History Library’s Clyde Bowden Digital circled number next to each address in Postcard Collection. 89 79 77 the booklet corresponds to a location Produced Walnut Street on the foldout map in the back. by Smith Library of Regional History 96979899100101 8485868788 8081 78 The complete tour takes approximately with support from Legend two hours. Shorter tours can be taken of W. E. Smith Family Charitable Trust 83 West End Tour just the West End (about an hour and 15 82 91 90 East End Tour minutes) by following numbers 1-52 and Oxford, Ohio 83-101 or of only the East End (about 45 Copyright 2001 Visitors Center minutes) by following numbers 53-82. Revised 2017 Oxford Telephone Book, 1965 10 South College Avenue 1 10 South College Avenue Chartered in 1849, the Oxford Female Institute later merged with the Oxford Female College (located east of town). The building first had Greek Revival elements, and then Victorian-era architectural features were added by Oxford College for Women, which closed in 1928. After being acquired by Miami University, Neoclassical elements were added, and the building served as a dormitory until 1998. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the building became the Oxford Community Arts Center in the 2000s. Oxford College promotional brochure, c. 1899 1 4 North College Avenue 4 4 North College Avenue Built in a Mid-century Modern style, this 210 West High Street commercial building was constructed in 1965 on property where a house formerly stood. Designed 2 210 West High Street by Oxford architects Small, Wertz, Barcus, and Swift, Built in the first decade of the 1900s, this brick it was built of light red brick, glass and pre-cast house was the residence of the family of Rose (Weir) concrete with a drive-up window on the north side. and Zora Beckett, a businessman. Next it was the Originally constructed for Columbia Federal Savings home of Althea (Wagner) and John Hutchisson, a and Loan Association, it has been occupied by financial grocer, and by the mid-1960s the building had been institutions for over fifty years. converted to commercial use as a real estate office and beauty salon. Oxford Herald, November 17, 1911 3 303 West High Street (To save time this site can be viewed from 210 W. High St.) This two-story brick dwelling might have been built as early as 1859 and once had a full-length front porch. It was the home of a meat shop proprietor in the early 1900s and later became the residence of Mary (Kimball) and George VanAusdall, a retired Indiana Hamilton Journal, August 20, 1965 farmer. By mid-century the house was converted to apartments, and in 1989 an addition was constructed on the west side. 2 3 200 West Church Street 8 200 West Church Street 22 North College Avenue The Ferguson House was built in 1865 by Scottish immigrants Catherine (McGregor) and John Ferguson, 5 22 North College Avenue a tinsmith. The brick residence with Greek Revival The Alexander House was built soon after style elements was remodeled in 1937 and remained the Civil War by retired farmer John Shera and in the Ferguson family until 1990. It was later rented eventually displayed evidence of both Greek Revival to college students. and Italianate styles. The house was subsequently occupied by Emma (Duvall) and Herschel Hinckley, a physician, and then by Elizabeth (Horner Hull) and William Alexander, also a doctor. Both families made alterations to accommodate the medical practices. The home was later converted to apartments before becoming a bed and breakfast in the 1980s and later a restaurant. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 6 214 West Church Street This dwelling was probably built after the Civil War, but little is known about its occupants in the 1800s. In the 1900s a number of renters followed one another, including the families of a house painter, a printer, a truck driver, and an auto repairman. Before the end of the twentieth century, replacement siding 111 North College Avenue covered the frame exterior, and college students were the tenants. 9 111 North College Avenue Designed by architect David Maxfield, this Cape 7 208 West Church Street Cod house was built in 1938 for Dessa (Shupe) and The Clough Cottage was built in the late 1930s Mervin Shellhouse, owner of a printing business.
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