The Oaks House Museum
The Oaks House Museum, also known as The Oaks, located at 823 North Jefferson Street in Jackson, Mississippi, is the former home of Jackson Mayor James H.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: in Jackson, also known as The Oaks
- Also known as: “Boyd, J.H., House” and “The Oaks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mississippi State Capitol and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
Mississippi State Capitol
Government office
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old Mississippi State House in 1903. Mississippi State Capitol is situated 2,400 feet southwest of The Oaks House Museum.
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Museum
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a museum in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Its mission is to document, exhibit the history of, and educate the public about the American Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. state of Mississippi between 1945 and 1970. Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is situated 2,600 feet south of The Oaks House Museum.
Greenwood Cemetery
Cemetery
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Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Still in use, it was established by a federal land grant on November 21, 1821. Greenwood Cemetery is situated 2,100 feet west of The Oaks House Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jackson and Flowood.
Jackson
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jackson is the capital of the state of Mississippi. While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, Jackson can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.
Flowood
Town
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Flowood is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital. Flowood is situated 2 miles east of The Oaks House Museum.
Pearl
Photo: Allstarecho, CC BY 3.0.
Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, sitting on the east side of the Pearl River from the state capital, Jackson. The population was 26,000 in 2018.
The Oaks House Museum
- Categories: house, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hinds, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.30826° or 32° 18′ 30″ northLongitude
-90.17627° or 90° 10′ 35″ westElevation
354 feet (108 metres)Open location code
864F8R5F+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1431242373OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“The Oaks House Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “The Oaks House Museum”
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