|
|
|
Location Directions: From the stop light at the
intersection of Jackson Avenue and Highway 6, travel east on Highway 6 until
you reach the Old Taylor Road exit. Take a left on Old Taylor Road and
continue North until Old Taylor Road intersects University Avenue.
Take a right on University Avenue, then take your first left. At the
end of this street take a right onto Van Buren Avenue. The site and
marker will be on your left.
Click here for a
map. Inscription: Theora Hamblett
House: An example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, this house was
designed and built ca. 1872 by Swedish immigrant G. M. Torgerson, who
designed numerous buildings in Oxford. In 1939, this house was
purchased by Theora Hamblett (1895 - 1977), a self-taught artist, who gained
national recognition as a primitive painter. |
