Oxford Museum (101 S Morris St)

This is not the first building to stand on this site. One of Oxford’s earliest residences was built here in 1695, and remained here until the 1920s.  We’ll share the story of the house and where it went a little later in the tour.

The Museum was chartered in 1964, sparked by the discovery of numerous artifacts unearthed by workmen in the park just across Morris Street. These shards of pottery and glass are still on view in the Museum just as they were originally displayed, but the stories of those artifacts still have their roots in the Park. 

And as we walk around today, be sure to notice two special features of the Oxford landscape. Our brick sidewalks have their beginnings before the American Revolution, while the origins of our unique picket fence design remains shrouded in myth and mystery.