Jackson, MS, 39202
601-353-9339
URL : http://www.theoakshousemuseum.org
overview : The mission of the Oaks House Museum Corporation is to preserve and interpret the circa 1853 Oaks House, its collection and grounds, to depict the life of a middle-class family on a mid-19th-century urban farmstead through the story of four-term Jackson mayor James Hervey Boyd, his wife Eliza, and their family, focusing on the years 1853 to 1863.
collections : The Oaks House Museum is one of Jackson's oldest dwellings. This Greek Revival-style cottage was built about 1853 on four acres of land located near the center of Mississippi's capital city. The house is one of few extant structures that survived the burning of Jackson in the Civil War. It is furnished to depict the life of a middle-class family on a mid-19th-century Southern, urban farmstead.
hours (subject to change) : Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Open year-round except on Sunday, Monday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
topics : 19th century history, boyd, house, history, general, 19th, century, American, local history
