The Lyceum | |
Location in Mississippi | |
Location | Oxford, Mississippi, United States |
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Coordinates | 34°12′56″N 89°19′16″W / 34.2156°N 89.3210°W |
Built | 1848 |
Architect | William Nichols |
Part of | Lyceum–The Circle Historic District (ID08001092) |
Designated CP | October 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.