The Oakes House in Yazoo City, Mississippi

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The Oakes House

208 South Monroe St, Yazoo City, MS, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 50' 43.278", -90° 24' 44.1396"

Mississippi State
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This home was built in stages 1866-1910 by John and Mary Oakes, free blacks who had moved to Yazoo City by the 1850s, and by their first son, Augustus J. Oakes, an educator and builder, who established the Oakes Lumber Yard by 1900.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00

The Oakes House Historical Marker Location Map, Yazoo City, Mississippi