| This relatively modest wood-frame house was the home, from 1868 to 1888, of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893), who, in his long and distinguished career, served as a member of Congress, a diplomat for the Confederacy, a U.S. senator, Secretary of the Interior, and a U.S. Supreme Court justice. The cottage was purchased by Lamar's wife in 1868. Occupied by L.Q.C. Lamar until 1888, when he was appointed by President Cleveland to the Supreme Court. His residency here spanned his career as congressman, senator, and Secretary of the Interior. This building was designated a National Historic Landmark (and thereby listed on the National Register) on 15 May 1975. It was awarded an HPF grant of $2,500 in 1978. It was recognized by MHT as one of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi in 1999. This building was awarded a Save America’s Treasures grant of $390,000 in 2003. In January 2004 the house was acquired by the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation, with the intention of restoring it. It is included in "Historic Architecture in Mississippi" (1973) (pp. 148-149) and "Old Homes of Mississippi, Volume II: Columbus and the North" (1977) (pp. 111-113).
It is included in "Must See Mississippi" (2007) (pp.87-90) and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 152, in the listing for the Longstreet House, NC20). [HABS: MS-249 (1975)] |