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Historic district, Oxford, since 1876

Oxford Downtown Historic District

Photographed standing in 2010

Downtown Oxford, Michigan, 2010 Photo: Cptimes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1876
Style
Victorian
Standing
150 years

Oxford Downtown Historic District has stood on Washington St./MI-24 and Burdick St. in Oxford since 1876, 150 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Oxford Downtown Historic District

Oxford Michigan, 2010 Photo: Cptimes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sidewalk in Oxford, MI, 2010 Photo: Devon Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Centennial Park in Oxford, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Adrienne of Oxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Standing

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Oxford Downtown Historic District opened in 1876, in the decades its town grew around the railroad and the mill.

It was built in the Victorian style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.

The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 2019.

Next time you are nearby, stop at Washington St./MI-24 and Burdick St and look up.

The Oxford Downtown Historic District is a commercial historic district located along Washington Street/MI-24 at the intersection of Burdick Street in Oxford, Michigan, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1876 Built Victorian, Italianate
  2. 2019 Listed on the National Register July 15, 2019
  3. 2026 Today 150 years and still standing

Where it is

Washington St./MI-24 and Burdick St., Oxford

On this map

  1. Oxford Downtown Historic District This place

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. Downtown Oxford, Michigan, 2010 Photo: Cptimes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Oxford Michigan, 2010 Photo: Cptimes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Sidewalk in Oxford, MI, 2010 Photo: Devon Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Centennial Park in Oxford, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Adrienne of Oxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Another portion of the west side block of Lapeer Road in Oxford, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Adrienne of Oxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. A portion of the east side block of Lapeer Road in Oxford, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Adrienne of Oxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.