Location Information
(for the Senator William V. Sullivan Law Office)
Name:Senator William V. Sullivan Law Office [Freeland & Gafford Law Office]
Address:1013 Jackson Avenue
City/County:Oxford, Lafayette County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:c.1870
Architectural Styles(s):Queen Anne, Second Empire
No. of Stories:1
Registration Information
NR District Name:Oxford Courthouse Square (1980)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:50
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Courthouse Square Historic District
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Context/Comments
A small, one-story brick building in the Queen Anne style, with a polygonal corner tower. "This structure is thought to be the oldest continuing law office building in Mississippi. It was the office of Phil Stone, close friend and mentor of William Faulkner" (see Oxford Walking Tour, p. 17). [HABS: MS-255 (1975 (as Freeland & Gafford Law Office)]
Brief Description
Ca. 1893, one-story, 4--bay (W,W,W,D), masonry construction, Queen Anne, bayed cottage. Roof is complex hip-and-gable with asphalt shingles, a box cornice and gable end contain a lattice vent and tow-single light casement windows. Façade features a polygonal bay with a conical roof. Windows are 1/1 d.h. wood sashes set in segmental-arched reveals. Partial width, shed roofed porch supported by turned posts with turned spindle balustrade. Off-center entrance has single-light, multi-paneled door topped with a single-light transom and flanked by half-length, three-light sidelights, set in a semi-circular arched reveal.