Lyceum (Mississippi)

The Lyceum
The Lyceum
The Lyceum
Lyceum (Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Lyceum (Mississippi)
Location in Mississippi
Lyceum (Mississippi) is located in the United States
Lyceum (Mississippi)
Location in United States
LocationOxford, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates34°12′56″N 89°19′16″W / 34.2156°N 89.3210°W / 34.2156; -89.3210
Built1848
ArchitectWilliam Nichols
Part ofLyceum–The Circle Historic District (ID08001092)
Designated CPOctober 7, 2008

The Lyceum is an academic building at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Designed by English architect William Nichols, it was named after Aristotle's Lyceum. It purportedly contains the oldest academic bell in the United States.

The building served as a hospital for Confederate wounded during the Civil War. Federal forces used the building as their operations headquarters during Ole Miss riot of 1962. It is a contributing property of the Lyceum–The Circle Historic District of the National Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Landmark.